What color is #351905?

#351905 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351905?

The RGB value is 53, 25, 5: 53 red, 25 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351905?

The complementary color is #052135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351905?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351905 color

#351905 rgb(53, 25, 5)

Shades of brown

The hex color #351905 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 9.8% green and 2% blue (53, 25, 5).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 83% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 91% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Close but No Cigar (#361D0A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#351905 color codes

HEX	`#351905`
RGB	`rgb(53, 25, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 9.8%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 83%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 91%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 91%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.37, 12.04, 16.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.37, 20.53, 54.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.843, 1.463, 0.329)`
Decimal	`3479813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351905, 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 #351905	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351905 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #351905 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351905; }
.text { color: #351905; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351905; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 25 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351905, #353105); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #351905?: #351905 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351905?: The RGB value is 53, 25, 5: 53 red, 25 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351905?: The complementary color is #052135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351905?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.