What color is #352911?

#352911 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352911?

The RGB value is 53, 41, 17: 53 red, 41 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352911?

The complementary color is #111D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352911?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352911 color

#352911 rgb(53, 41, 17)

Shades of brown

The hex color #352911 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.1% green and 6.7% blue (53, 41, 17).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 51% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 68% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#352911 color codes

HEX	`#352911`
RGB	`rgb(53, 41, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.1%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 51%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 68%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 68%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.38, 2.03, 17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.38, 17.7, 83.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.362, 2.383, 0.866)`
Decimal	`3483921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352911, 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 #352911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #352911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352911; }
.text { color: #352911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 41 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352911, #2f3511); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352911?: #352911 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352911?: The RGB value is 53, 41, 17: 53 red, 41 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352911?: The complementary color is #111D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352911?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.