What color is #352913?

#352913 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352913?

The RGB value is 53, 41, 19: 53 red, 41 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352913?

The complementary color is #131F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352913?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352913 color

#352913 rgb(53, 41, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #352913 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.1% green and 7.5% blue (53, 41, 19).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 47% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 64% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#352913 color codes

HEX	`#352913`
RGB	`rgb(53, 41, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.1%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 47%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 64%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 64%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.41, 2.23, 16.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.41, 16.56, 82.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.379, 2.39, 0.952)`
Decimal	`3483923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352913, 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 #352913	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352913 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #352913 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352913; }
.text { color: #352913; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352913; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 41 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352913, #303513); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352913?: #352913 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352913?: The RGB value is 53, 41, 19: 53 red, 41 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352913?: The complementary color is #131F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352913?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.