What color is #355800?

#355800 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 #355800?

The RGB value is 53, 88, 0: 53 red, 88 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355800?

The complementary color is #230058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355800?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355800 color

#355800 rgb(53, 88, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #355800 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 34.5% green and 0% blue (53, 88, 0).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 65% 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 8.24:1).

#355800 color codes

HEX	`#355800`
RGB	`rgb(53, 88, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 34.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 100%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.43, -26.23, 40.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.43, 48.1, 123.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.958, 7.736, 1.232)`
Decimal	`3495936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355800, 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 #355800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #355800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355800; }
.text { color: #355800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 88 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355800, #095800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #355800?: #355800 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 #355800?: The RGB value is 53, 88, 0: 53 red, 88 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355800?: The complementary color is #230058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355800?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.