What color is #35943E?

#35943E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35943E?

The RGB value is 53, 148, 62: 53 red, 148 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35943E?

The complementary color is #94358B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35943E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35943E color

#35943E rgb(53, 148, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #35943E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 58% green and 24.3% blue (53, 148, 62).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 47% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#35943E color codes

HEX	`#35943E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 148, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 58%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 47%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 58%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.33, -46, 36.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.33, 58.95, 141.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.927, 22.283, 8.176)`
Decimal	`3511358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35943E, 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 #35943E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#35943E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #35943E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35943e; }
.text { color: #35943e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35943e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 148 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35943e, #35946e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #35943E?: #35943E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35943E?: The RGB value is 53, 148, 62: 53 red, 148 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35943E?: The complementary color is #94358B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35943E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.