What color is #355E2F?

#355E2F 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 #355E2F?

The RGB value is 53, 94, 47: 53 red, 94 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355E2F?

The complementary color is #582F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355E2F?

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.

#355E2F color

#355E2F rgb(53, 94, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #355E2F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 36.9% green and 18.4% blue (53, 94, 47).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 33% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#355E2F color codes

HEX	`#355E2F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 94, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 36.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 33%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 50%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 50%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.92, -24.89, 22.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.92, 33.53, 137.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.984, 8.967, 4.104)`
Decimal	`3497519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355E2F, 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 #355E2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355E2F 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 #355E2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355e2f; }
.text { color: #355e2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355e2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 94 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355e2f, #2f5e41); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #355E2F?: #355E2F 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 #355E2F?: The RGB value is 53, 94, 47: 53 red, 94 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355E2F?: The complementary color is #582F5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355E2F?: 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.