What color is #355D53?

#355D53 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355D53?

The RGB value is 53, 93, 83: 53 red, 93 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355D53?

The complementary color is #5D353F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355D53 color

#355D53 rgb(53, 93, 83)

Shades of teal

The hex color #355D53 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 36.5% green and 32.5% blue (53, 93, 83).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#355D53 color codes

HEX	`#355D53`
RGB	`rgb(53, 93, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 36.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.38, -16.78, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.38, 16.83, 175.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.943, 9.21, 9.594)`
Decimal	`3497299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355D53, 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 #355D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #355D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355d53; }
.text { color: #355d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 93 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355d53, #35535d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #355D53?: #355D53 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355D53?: The RGB value is 53, 93, 83: 53 red, 93 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355D53?: The complementary color is #5D353F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.