What color is #359271?

#359271 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #359271?

The RGB value is 53, 146, 113: 53 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #359271?

The complementary color is #923556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #359271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#359271 color

#359271 rgb(53, 146, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #359271 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 57.3% green and 44.3% blue (53, 146, 113).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 47% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Viridian (#1E9167), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#359271 color codes

HEX	`#359271`
RGB	`rgb(53, 146, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 57.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 47%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 64%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.56, -35.59, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.56, 36.84, 165.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.726, 22.505, 19.187)`
Decimal	`3510897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #359271, 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 #359271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#359271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #359271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #359271; }
.text { color: #359271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #359271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 146 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #359271, #358492); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #359271?: #359271 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Viridian. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #359271?: The RGB value is 53, 146, 113: 53 red, 146 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #359271?: The complementary color is #923556, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #359271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.