What color is #355F39?

#355F39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #355F39?

The RGB value is 53, 95, 57: 53 red, 95 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #355F39?

The complementary color is #5F355B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #355F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#355F39 color

#355F39 rgb(53, 95, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #355F39 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 37.3% green and 22.4% blue (53, 95, 57).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#355F39 color codes

HEX	`#355F39`
RGB	`rgb(53, 95, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 37.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 40%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.44, -23.68, 17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.44, 29.32, 143.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.299, 9.236, 5.321)`
Decimal	`3497785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #355F39, 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 #355F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#355F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #355F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #355f39; }
.text { color: #355f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #355f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 95 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #355f39, #355f4e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #355F39?: #355F39 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #355F39?: The RGB value is 53, 95, 57: 53 red, 95 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #355F39?: The complementary color is #5F355B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #355F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.