What color is #35251E?

#35251E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35251E?

The RGB value is 53, 37, 30: 53 red, 37 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35251E?

The complementary color is #1E2E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35251E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35251E color

#35251E rgb(53, 37, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #35251E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.5% green and 11.8% blue (53, 37, 30).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#35251E color codes

HEX	`#35251E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 37, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 43%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.37, 6.41, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.37, 9.96, 49.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.364, 2.174, 1.523)`
Decimal	`3482910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35251E, 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 #35251E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35251E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #35251E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35251e; }
.text { color: #35251e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35251e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 37 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35251e, #35301e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #35251E?: #35251E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35251E?: The RGB value is 53, 37, 30: 53 red, 37 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35251E?: The complementary color is #1E2E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35251E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.