What color is #35614F?

#35614F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35614F?

The RGB value is 53, 97, 79: 53 red, 97 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35614F?

The complementary color is #613547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35614F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35614F color

#35614F rgb(53, 97, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #35614F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 38% green and 31% blue (53, 97, 79).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#35614F color codes

HEX	`#35614F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 97, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 38%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.61, -19.97, 5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.61, 20.72, 164.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.154, 9.87, 8.924)`
Decimal	`3498319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35614F, 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 #35614F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35614F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #35614F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35614f; }
.text { color: #35614f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35614f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 97 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35614f, #355d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #35614F?: #35614F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35614F?: The RGB value is 53, 97, 79: 53 red, 97 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35614F?: The complementary color is #613547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35614F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.