What color is #355C4E?

#355C4E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355C4E?

The RGB value is 53, 92, 78: 53 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355C4E?

The complementary color is #5C3543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355C4E color

#355C4E rgb(53, 92, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #355C4E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 36.1% green and 30.6% blue (53, 92, 78).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#355C4E color codes

HEX	`#355C4E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 92, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 36.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 15%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.91, -17.51, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.91, 17.9, 167.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.67, 8.961, 8.584)`
Decimal	`3497038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355C4E, 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 #355C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #355C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355c4e; }
.text { color: #355c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 92 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355c4e, #35575c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #355C4E?: #355C4E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355C4E?: The RGB value is 53, 92, 78: 53 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355C4E?: The complementary color is #5C3543, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.