What color is #35261E?

#35261E 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 #35261E?

The RGB value is 53, 38, 30: 53 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35261E?

The complementary color is #1E2D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35261E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35261E color

#35261E rgb(53, 38, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #35261E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.9% green and 11.8% blue (53, 38, 30).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#35261E color codes

HEX	`#35261E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 38, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 43%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.68, 5.72, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.68, 9.88, 54.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.396, 2.237, 1.534)`
Decimal	`3483166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35261E, 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 #35261E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35261E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #35261E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35261e; }
.text { color: #35261e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35261e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 38 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35261e, #35311e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #35261E?: #35261E 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 #35261E?: The RGB value is 53, 38, 30: 53 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35261E?: The complementary color is #1E2D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35261E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.