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#354539

a deep, muted green · neutral · closest name: Dark Slate Gray

RGB
53, 69, 57
HSL
135°, 13%, 24%
CMYK
23, 0, 17, 73
Luminance
0.0531

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #354539 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#354539
Hue
135°
green
Saturation
13%
muted
Lightness
24%
deep
Brightness
27%
HSV value
Perceived
25%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.0531
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
57/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Muted
Best ink
White
10.19:1
Closest name
Dark Slate Gray
ΔE2000 8
Where it sits
Hue135° of 360°
Saturation13%
Lightness24%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool57% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#354539
RGBrgb(53, 69, 57)
HSLhsl(135, 13%, 24%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 17%, 73%)
LABlab(27.6 -9.3 5.2)
LCHlch(27.6 10.6 150.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.372 0.029 152.5)
Decimal3491129
Display P3color(display-p3 0.208 0.271 0.224)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #354539;
background-color: #354539;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#354539] bg-[#354539]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #354539;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.208, green: 0.271, blue: 0.224)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#354539")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF354539)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(57, 69, 53)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #354539 · 10.19:1
Use #ffffffAAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 10.19:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Aa
Black text · 2.06:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #354539 as text scores 10.19:1 on white and 2.06:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#354539 on white: 10.19:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#354539 on black: 2.06:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #454238
deuteranopia · #42403A
tritanopia · #334442

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #354539 is pinned to step 900; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7F8F7
#EEF1EF
#DAE2DC
#C0CEC3
#A0B6A5
#809D87
#6A8A72
#59735F
#475C4C
#354539
#222B24
Base = 900Lightest = 50 · #F7F8F7Darkest = 950 · #222B24
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7F8F7;
  --brand-100: #EEF1EF;
  --brand-200: #DAE2DC;
  --brand-300: #C0CEC3;
  --brand-400: #A0B6A5;
  --brand-500: #809D87;
  --brand-600: #6A8A72;
  --brand-700: #59735F;
  --brand-800: #475C4C;
  --brand-900: #354539;
  --brand-950: #222B24;
  --brand: #354539;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #354539

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F6F8F7
Tinted page background
Border#D1DCD4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#64826B
Captions on the surface
Accent#473347
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#37483C
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1F4F1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#18201A
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #354539

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Borders, dividers and quiet backgrounds
  • Long-form reading surfaces
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text on black or near-black surfaces
  • Black text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#453541
Analogous left#394535
Analogous right#354541
Split-complement 1#413545
Split-complement 2#453539
Triadic 1#393545
Triadic 2#453935
Tetradic#353945

RGB percentages

Red20.8%
Green27.1%
Blue22.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan23.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow17.4%
Key (black)72.9%

Color previews

#354539 text on a black background

contrast 2.06:1

Card sample

#354539 text on a white background

contrast 10.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #354539;
Background color
Panel with #354539 background
background-color: #354539;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #354539;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(53, 69, 57, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(53, 69, 57, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #354539;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #354539, #354544);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #354539

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#354539 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
BackgroundsBordersBody textDividers
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#354539, answered

What color is #354539?

#354539 is a deep muted green, closest to Dark Slate Gray (ΔE2000 8). It sits at 135° on the hue wheel with 13% saturation and 24% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #354539?

rgb(53, 69, 57) — 53 red, 69 green and 57 blue out of 255, or 20.8% / 27.1% / 22.4% by channel.

Is #354539 a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.0531 and perceived brightness is 25%, so white text on it reaches 10.19:1.

Should I use black or white text on #354539?

White. It scores 10.19:1 against #354539, versus 2.06:1 for black — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #354539?

#453541 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #413545 and #453539, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #354539?

For interface work: #F6F8F7 as the surface, #D1DCD4 for borders, #64826B for secondary text, #473347 as an accent and #37483C for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #394535 and #354541 stays calm, while #453541 is the loudest partner.

What is #354539 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(23%, 0%, 17%, 73%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #354539 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 57 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #374535; nudged cooler, #34463F.

Work with #354539 in the Color Lab