What color is #355B2F?

#355B2F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355B2F?

The RGB value is 53, 91, 47: 53 red, 91 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355B2F?

The complementary color is #552F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355B2F color

#355B2F rgb(53, 91, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #355B2F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 35.7% green and 18.4% blue (53, 91, 47).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pine (#2B5D34), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#355B2F color codes

HEX	`#355B2F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 91, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 35.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 48%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 48%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.89, -23.39, 21.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.89, 31.54, 137.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.722, 8.444, 4.017)`
Decimal	`3496751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355B2F, 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 #355B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #355B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355b2f; }
.text { color: #355b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 91 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355b2f, #2f5b3f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #355B2F?: #355B2F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355B2F?: The RGB value is 53, 91, 47: 53 red, 91 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355B2F?: The complementary color is #552F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.