What color is #352317?

#352317 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 #352317?

The RGB value is 53, 35, 23: 53 red, 35 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352317?

The complementary color is #172935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352317?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352317 color

#352317 rgb(53, 35, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #352317 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 13.7% green and 9% blue (53, 35, 23).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 57% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#352317 color codes

HEX	`#352317`
RGB	`rgb(53, 35, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 13.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 57%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 57%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.6, 6.82, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.6, 13.33, 59.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.224, 2.021, 1.083)`
Decimal	`3482391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352317, 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 #352317	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352317 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #352317 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352317; }
.text { color: #352317; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352317; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 35 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352317, #353217); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352317?: #352317 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 #352317?: The RGB value is 53, 35, 23: 53 red, 35 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352317?: The complementary color is #172935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352317?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.