What color is #356F68?

#356F68 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 #356F68?

The RGB value is 53, 111, 104: 53 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #356F68?

The complementary color is #6F353C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #356F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#356F68 color

#356F68 rgb(53, 111, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #356F68 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 43.5% green and 40.8% blue (53, 111, 104).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 35% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#356F68 color codes

HEX	`#356F68`
RGB	`rgb(53, 111, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 43.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 35%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 52%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.95, -20.84, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.95, 20.93, 185.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.65, 13.124, 15.119)`
Decimal	`3501928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #356F68, 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 #356F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#356F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #356F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #356f68; }
.text { color: #356f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #356f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 111 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #356f68, #35596f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #356F68?: #356F68 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 #356F68?: The RGB value is 53, 111, 104: 53 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #356F68?: The complementary color is #6F353C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #356F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.