What color is #352520?

#352520 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352520?

The RGB value is 53, 37, 32: 53 red, 37 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352520?

The complementary color is #203035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352520?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352520 color

#352520 rgb(53, 37, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #352520 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.5% green and 12.5% blue (53, 37, 32).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 40% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#352520 color codes

HEX	`#352520`
RGB	`rgb(53, 37, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 40%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.43, 6.72, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.43, 9.21, 43.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.391, 2.184, 1.662)`
Decimal	`3482912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352520, 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 #352520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #352520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352520; }
.text { color: #352520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 37 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352520, #353020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352520?: #352520 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352520?: The RGB value is 53, 37, 32: 53 red, 37 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352520?: The complementary color is #203035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352520?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.