What color is #351C00?

#351C00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351C00?

The RGB value is 53, 28, 0: 53 red, 28 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351C00?

The complementary color is #001935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351C00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351C00 color

#351C00 rgb(53, 28, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #351C00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 11% green and 0% blue (53, 28, 0).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 100% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.94:1).

#351C00 color codes

HEX	`#351C00`
RGB	`rgb(53, 28, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 11%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 100%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.15, 9.64, 19.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.15, 21.95, 63.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.884, 1.588, 0.207)`
Decimal	`3480576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351C00, 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 #351C00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351C00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #351C00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351c00; }
.text { color: #351c00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351c00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 28 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351c00, #333500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #351C00?: #351C00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351C00?: The RGB value is 53, 28, 0: 53 red, 28 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351C00?: The complementary color is #001935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351C00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.