What color is #355A48?

#355A48 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355A48?

The RGB value is 53, 90, 72: 53 red, 90 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355A48?

The complementary color is #5A3547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355A48 color

#355A48 rgb(53, 90, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #355A48 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 35.3% green and 28.2% blue (53, 90, 72).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#355A48 color codes

HEX	`#355A48`
RGB	`rgb(53, 90, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 35.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.08, -17.88, 6.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.08, 18.95, 160.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.294, 8.537, 7.446)`
Decimal	`3496520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355A48, 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 #355A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #355A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355a48; }
.text { color: #355a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 90 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355a48, #35595a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #355A48?: #355A48 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355A48?: The RGB value is 53, 90, 72: 53 red, 90 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355A48?: The complementary color is #5A3547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.