What color is #357971?

#357971 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #357971?

The RGB value is 53, 121, 113: 53 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #357971?

The complementary color is #79353D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #357971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#357971 color

#357971 rgb(53, 121, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #357971 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 47.5% green and 44.3% blue (53, 121, 113).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 39% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#357971 color codes

HEX	`#357971`
RGB	`rgb(53, 121, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 47.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 39%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 56%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 7%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.48, -23.54, -2.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.48, 23.64, 185.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.285, 15.623, 18.04)`
Decimal	`3504497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #357971, 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 #357971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#357971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #357971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #357971; }
.text { color: #357971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #357971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 121 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #357971, #355f79); }

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Questions

What color is #357971?: #357971 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #357971?: The RGB value is 53, 121, 113: 53 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #357971?: The complementary color is #79353D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #357971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.