What color is #35584B?

#35584B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35584B?

The RGB value is 53, 88, 75: 53 red, 88 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35584B?

The complementary color is #583542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35584B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35584B color

#35584B rgb(53, 88, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #35584B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 34.5% green and 29.4% blue (53, 88, 75).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 25% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#35584B color codes

HEX	`#35584B`
RGB	`rgb(53, 88, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 34.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 25%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 40%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 15%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.49, -16.04, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.49, 16.43, 167.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.227, 8.244, 7.918)`
Decimal	`3496011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35584B, 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 #35584B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35584B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #35584B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35584b; }
.text { color: #35584b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35584b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 88 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35584b, #355358); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #35584B?: #35584B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35584B?: The RGB value is 53, 88, 75: 53 red, 88 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35584B?: The complementary color is #583542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35584B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.