What color is #352217?

#352217 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352217?

The RGB value is 53, 34, 23: 53 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352217?

The complementary color is #172A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352217 color

#352217 rgb(53, 34, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #352217 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 13.3% green and 9% blue (53, 34, 23).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 57% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#352217 color codes

HEX	`#352217`
RGB	`rgb(53, 34, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 13.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 57%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 57%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.29, 7.51, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.29, 13.37, 55.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.195, 1.963, 1.074)`
Decimal	`3482135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352217, 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 #352217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #352217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352217; }
.text { color: #352217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 34 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352217, #353117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352217?: #352217 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352217?: The RGB value is 53, 34, 23: 53 red, 34 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352217?: The complementary color is #172A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.