What color is #35645C?

#35645C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35645C?

The RGB value is 53, 100, 92: 53 red, 100 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35645C?

The complementary color is #64353D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35645C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35645C color

#35645C rgb(53, 100, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #35645C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 39.2% green and 36.1% blue (53, 100, 92).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 31% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#35645C color codes

HEX	`#35645C`
RGB	`rgb(53, 100, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 39.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 31%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 47%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.97, -18.23, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.97, 18.24, 181.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.956, 10.643, 11.758)`
Decimal	`3499100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35645C, 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 #35645C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#35645C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #35645C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35645c; }
.text { color: #35645c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35645c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 100 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35645c, #355564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #35645C?: #35645C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35645C?: The RGB value is 53, 100, 92: 53 red, 100 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35645C?: The complementary color is #64353D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35645C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.