What color is #357C59?

#357C59 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #357C59?

The RGB value is 53, 124, 89: 53 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #357C59?

The complementary color is #7C3558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #357C59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#357C59 color

#357C59 rgb(53, 124, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #357C59 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 48.6% green and 34.9% blue (53, 124, 89).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 40% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#357C59 color codes

HEX	`#357C59`
RGB	`rgb(53, 124, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 48.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 40%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 57%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 28%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.83, -31.09, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.83, 33.52, 158.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.478, 15.893, 11.965)`
Decimal	`3505241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #357C59, 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 #357C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#357C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #357C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #357c59; }
.text { color: #357c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #357c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 124 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #357c59, #357c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #357C59?: #357C59 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #357C59?: The RGB value is 53, 124, 89: 53 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #357C59?: The complementary color is #7C3558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #357C59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.