What color is #359E3F?

#359E3F 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 #359E3F?

The RGB value is 53, 158, 63: 53 red, 158 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #359E3F?

The complementary color is #9E3594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #359E3F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#359E3F color

#359E3F rgb(53, 158, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #359E3F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 62% green and 24.7% blue (53, 158, 63).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 50% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#359E3F color codes

HEX	`#359E3F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 158, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 62%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 50%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 66%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 60%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, -49.62, 40.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 63.89, 140.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.591, 25.568, 8.868)`
Decimal	`3513919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #359E3F, 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 #359E3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#359E3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #359E3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #359e3f; }
.text { color: #359e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #359e3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 158 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #359e3f, #359e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #359E3F?: #359E3F 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 #359E3F?: The RGB value is 53, 158, 63: 53 red, 158 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #359E3F?: The complementary color is #9E3594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #359E3F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.