What color is #355930?

#355930 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355930?

The RGB value is 53, 89, 48: 53 red, 89 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355930?

The complementary color is #543059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355930 color

#355930 rgb(53, 89, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #355930 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 34.9% green and 18.8% blue (53, 89, 48).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 30% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#355930 color codes

HEX	`#355930`
RGB	`rgb(53, 89, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 34.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 30%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 46%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 46%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.22, -22.21, 19.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.22, 29.71, 138.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.574, 8.115, 4.068)`
Decimal	`3496240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355930, 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 #355930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #355930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355930; }
.text { color: #355930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 89 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355930, #30593f); }

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Questions

What color is #355930?: #355930 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355930?: The RGB value is 53, 89, 48: 53 red, 89 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355930?: The complementary color is #543059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.