What color is #352115?

#352115 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352115?

The RGB value is 53, 33, 21: 53 red, 33 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352115?

The complementary color is #152935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352115 color

#352115 rgb(53, 33, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #352115 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 12.9% green and 8.2% blue (53, 33, 21).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 43% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 60% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Close but No Cigar (#361D0A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.22:1).

#352115 color codes

HEX	`#352115`
RGB	`rgb(53, 33, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 12.9%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 43%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 60%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 60%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.95, 7.96, 12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.95, 14.4, 56.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.148, 1.899, 0.963)`
Decimal	`3481877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352115, 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 #352115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #352115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352115; }
.text { color: #352115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 33 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352115, #353115); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352115?: #352115 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352115?: The RGB value is 53, 33, 21: 53 red, 33 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352115?: The complementary color is #152935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.