What color is #357553?

#357553 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #357553?

The RGB value is 53, 117, 83: 53 red, 117 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #357553?

The complementary color is #753557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #357553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#357553 color

#357553 rgb(53, 117, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #357553 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 45.9% green and 32.5% blue (53, 117, 83).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 38% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#357553 color codes

HEX	`#357553`
RGB	`rgb(53, 117, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 45.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 38%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 55%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 29%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.38, -29.12, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.38, 31.75, 156.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.39, 14.103, 10.409)`
Decimal	`3503443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #357553, 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 #357553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#357553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #357553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #357553; }
.text { color: #357553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #357553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 117 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #357553, #357573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #357553?: #357553 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #357553?: The RGB value is 53, 117, 83: 53 red, 117 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #357553?: The complementary color is #753557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #357553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.