What color is #352611?

#352611 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352611?

The RGB value is 53, 38, 17: 53 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352611?

The complementary color is #112035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352611?

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.

#352611 color

#352611 rgb(53, 38, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #352611 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.9% green and 6.7% blue (53, 38, 17).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 68% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 5 ΔE.

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

#352611 color codes

HEX	`#352611`
RGB	`rgb(53, 38, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 68%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 68%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.42, 4.08, 16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.42, 16.91, 76.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.263, 2.184, 0.833)`
Decimal	`3483153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352611, 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 #352611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352611 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 #352611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352611; }
.text { color: #352611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 38 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352611, #323511); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352611?: #352611 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352611?: The RGB value is 53, 38, 17: 53 red, 38 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352611?: The complementary color is #112035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352611?: 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.