What color is #35220F?

#35220F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35220F?

The RGB value is 53, 34, 15: 53 red, 34 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35220F?

The complementary color is #0F2235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35220F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35220F color

#35220F rgb(53, 34, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #35220F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 13.3% green and 5.9% blue (53, 34, 15).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 56% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 72% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Close but No Cigar (#361D0A), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#35220F color codes

HEX	`#35220F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 34, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 13.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 56%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 72%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 72%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.15, 6.64, 15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.15, 17.24, 67.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.127, 1.936, 0.713)`
Decimal	`3482127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35220F, 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 #35220F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35220F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #35220F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35220f; }
.text { color: #35220f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35220f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 34 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35220f, #35350f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #35220F?: #35220F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Close but No Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35220F?: The RGB value is 53, 34, 15: 53 red, 34 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35220F?: The complementary color is #0F2235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35220F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.