What color is #356761?

#356761 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #356761?

The RGB value is 53, 103, 97: 53 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #356761?

The complementary color is #67353B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #356761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#356761 color

#356761 rgb(53, 103, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #356761 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 40.4% green and 38% blue (53, 103, 97).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 32% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#356761 color codes

HEX	`#356761`
RGB	`rgb(53, 103, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 40.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 32%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 49%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, -18.49, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 18.58, 185.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.475, 11.32, 13.045)`
Decimal	`3499873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #356761, 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 #356761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#356761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #356761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #356761; }
.text { color: #356761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #356761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 103 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #356761, #355467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #356761?: #356761 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #356761?: The RGB value is 53, 103, 97: 53 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #356761?: The complementary color is #67353B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #356761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.