What color is #358A5B?

#358A5B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #358A5B?

The RGB value is 53, 138, 91: 53 red, 138 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #358A5B?

The complementary color is #8A3564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #358A5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#358A5B color

#358A5B rgb(53, 138, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #358A5B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 54.1% green and 35.7% blue (53, 138, 91).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#358A5B color codes

HEX	`#358A5B`
RGB	`rgb(53, 138, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 54.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 62%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 34%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, -36.98, 17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 41.03, 154.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.444, 19.688, 13.04)`
Decimal	`3508827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #358A5B, 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 #358A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#358A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #358A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #358a5b; }
.text { color: #358a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #358a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 138 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #358a5b, #358a86); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #358A5B?: #358A5B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #358A5B?: The RGB value is 53, 138, 91: 53 red, 138 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #358A5B?: The complementary color is #8A3564, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #358A5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.