What color is #35240D?

#35240D is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35240D?

The RGB value is 53, 36, 13: 53 red, 36 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35240D?

The complementary color is #0D1E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35240D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35240D color

#35240D rgb(53, 36, 13)

Shades of brown

The hex color #35240D is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.1% green and 5.1% blue (53, 36, 13).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 61% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 75% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#35240D color codes

HEX	`#35240D`
RGB	`rgb(53, 36, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 61%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 75%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 75%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.74, 5.09, 17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.74, 18.39, 73.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.172, 2.048, 0.662)`
Decimal	`3482637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35240D, 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 #35240D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35240D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #35240D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35240d; }
.text { color: #35240d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35240d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 36 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35240d, #32350d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #35240D?: #35240D is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35240D?: The RGB value is 53, 36, 13: 53 red, 36 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35240D?: The complementary color is #0D1E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35240D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.