What color is #35854F?

#35854F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35854F?

The RGB value is 53, 133, 79: 53 red, 133 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35854F?

The complementary color is #85356B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35854F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35854F color

#35854F rgb(53, 133, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #35854F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 52.2% green and 31% blue (53, 133, 79).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 43% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#35854F color codes

HEX	`#35854F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 133, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 52.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 43%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 60%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.61, -37.2, 22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.61, 43.22, 149.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.266, 18.095, 10.295)`
Decimal	`3507535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35854F, 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 #35854F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#35854F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	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 #35854F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35854f; }
.text { color: #35854f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35854f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 133 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35854f, #358577); }

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Questions

What color is #35854F?: #35854F is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35854F?: The RGB value is 53, 133, 79: 53 red, 133 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35854F?: The complementary color is #85356B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35854F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.