What color is #355B1F?

#355B1F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355B1F?

The RGB value is 53, 91, 31: 53 red, 91 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355B1F?

The complementary color is #451F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355B1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355B1F color

#355B1F rgb(53, 91, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #355B1F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 35.7% green and 12.2% blue (53, 91, 31).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 49% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#355B1F color codes

HEX	`#355B1F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 91, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 35.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 49%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 66%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 66%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.68, -25.55, 29.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.68, 39.14, 130.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.456, 8.338, 2.618)`
Decimal	`3496735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355B1F, 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 #355B1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355B1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #355B1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355b1f; }
.text { color: #355b1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355b1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 91 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355b1f, #1f5b27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #355B1F?: #355B1F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355B1F?: The RGB value is 53, 91, 31: 53 red, 91 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355B1F?: The complementary color is #451F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355B1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.