What color is #355843?

#355843 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355843?

The RGB value is 53, 88, 67: 53 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355843?

The complementary color is #58354A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355843 color

#355843 rgb(53, 88, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #355843 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 34.5% green and 26.3% blue (53, 88, 67).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 25% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#355843 color codes

HEX	`#355843`
RGB	`rgb(53, 88, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 34.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 25%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 40%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.28, -17.94, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.28, 19.75, 155.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.971, 8.141, 6.566)`
Decimal	`3496003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355843, 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 #355843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #355843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355843; }
.text { color: #355843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 88 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355843, #355855); }

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Questions

What color is #355843?: #355843 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355843?: The RGB value is 53, 88, 67: 53 red, 88 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355843?: The complementary color is #58354A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.