What color is #35A347?

#35A347 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Leapfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35A347?

The RGB value is 53, 163, 71: 53 red, 163 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35A347?

The complementary color is #A33591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35A347?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35A347 color

#35A347 rgb(53, 163, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #35A347 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 63.9% green and 27.8% blue (53, 163, 71).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 51% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Leapfrog (#41A94F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#35A347 color codes

HEX	`#35A347`
RGB	`rgb(53, 163, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 63.9%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 51%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 67%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 56%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -50.42, 38.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 63.39, 142.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.702, 27.405, 10.422)`
Decimal	`3515207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35A347, 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 #35A347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#35A347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #35A347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35a347; }
.text { color: #35a347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35a347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 163 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35a347, #35a37e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #35A347?: #35A347 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Leapfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35A347?: The RGB value is 53, 163, 71: 53 red, 163 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35A347?: The complementary color is #A33591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35A347?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.