What color is #355C4F?

#355C4F 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 #355C4F?

The RGB value is 53, 92, 79: 53 red, 92 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355C4F?

The complementary color is #5C3542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355C4F color

#355C4F rgb(53, 92, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #355C4F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 36.1% green and 31% blue (53, 92, 79).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#355C4F color codes

HEX	`#355C4F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 92, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 36.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.94, -17.26, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.94, 17.54, 169.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.706, 8.975, 8.775)`
Decimal	`3497039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355C4F, 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 #355C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #355C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355c4f; }
.text { color: #355c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 92 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355c4f, #35565c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355C4F?: #355C4F 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 #355C4F?: The RGB value is 53, 92, 79: 53 red, 92 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355C4F?: The complementary color is #5C3542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.