What color is #356039?

#356039 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 #356039?

The RGB value is 53, 96, 57: 53 red, 96 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #356039?

The complementary color is #60355C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #356039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#356039 color

#356039 rgb(53, 96, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #356039 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 37.6% green and 22.4% blue (53, 96, 57).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#356039 color codes

HEX	`#356039`
RGB	`rgb(53, 96, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 37.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 41%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, -24.18, 17.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 29.99, 143.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.389, 9.418, 5.351)`
Decimal	`3498041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #356039, 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 #356039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#356039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #356039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #356039; }
.text { color: #356039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #356039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 96 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #356039, #35604f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #356039?: #356039 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 #356039?: The RGB value is 53, 96, 57: 53 red, 96 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #356039?: The complementary color is #60355C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #356039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.