What color is #356756?

#356756 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #356756?

The RGB value is 53, 103, 86: 53 red, 103 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #356756?

The complementary color is #673546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #356756?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#356756 color

#356756 rgb(53, 103, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #356756 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 40.4% green and 33.7% blue (53, 103, 86).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 32% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#356756 color codes

HEX	`#356756`
RGB	`rgb(53, 103, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 40.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 32%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 49%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.8, -21.4, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.8, 21.85, 168.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.997, 11.129, 10.529)`
Decimal	`3499862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #356756, 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 #356756	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#356756 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #356756 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #356756; }
.text { color: #356756; }
.border { border: 2px solid #356756; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 103 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #356756, #355f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #356756?: #356756 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #356756?: The RGB value is 53, 103, 86: 53 red, 103 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #356756?: The complementary color is #673546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #356756?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.