What color is #35765E?

#35765E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35765E?

The RGB value is 53, 118, 94: 53 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35765E?

The complementary color is #76354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35765E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35765E color

#35765E rgb(53, 118, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #35765E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 46.3% green and 36.9% blue (53, 118, 94).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 38% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Majorelle Gardens (#337766), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#35765E color codes

HEX	`#35765E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 118, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 46.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 38%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 55%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.97, -27.03, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.97, 27.92, 165.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.966, 14.521, 12.865)`
Decimal	`3503710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35765E, 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 #35765E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#35765E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #35765E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35765e; }
.text { color: #35765e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35765e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 118 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35765e, #356e76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #35765E?: #35765E is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Majorelle Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35765E?: The RGB value is 53, 118, 94: 53 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35765E?: The complementary color is #76354D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35765E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.