What color is #355708?

#355708 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355708?

The RGB value is 53, 87, 8: 53 red, 87 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355708?

The complementary color is #2A0857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355708?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355708 color

#355708 rgb(53, 87, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #355708 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 34.1% green and 3.1% blue (53, 87, 8).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 83% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 91% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#355708 color codes

HEX	`#355708`
RGB	`rgb(53, 87, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 34.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 83%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 91%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 91%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.12, -25.36, 37.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.12, 45.21, 124.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.92, 7.591, 1.436)`
Decimal	`3495688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355708, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #355708	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355708 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #355708 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355708; }
.text { color: #355708; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355708; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 87 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355708, #0e5708); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #355708?: #355708 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355708?: The RGB value is 53, 87, 8: 53 red, 87 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355708?: The complementary color is #2A0857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355708?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.