What color is #351812?

#351812 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351812?

The RGB value is 53, 24, 18: 53 red, 24 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351812?

The complementary color is #122F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351812 color

#351812 rgb(53, 24, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #351812 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 9.4% green and 7.1% blue (53, 24, 18).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 49% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 66% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#351812 color codes

HEX	`#351812`
RGB	`rgb(53, 24, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 9.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 49%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 66%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 66%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.31, 13.76, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.31, 17.29, 37.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.904, 1.454, 0.753)`
Decimal	`3479570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351812, 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 #351812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #351812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351812; }
.text { color: #351812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 24 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351812, #352912); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #351812?: #351812 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351812?: The RGB value is 53, 24, 18: 53 red, 24 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351812?: The complementary color is #122F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.