What color is #352A21?

#352A21 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352A21?

The RGB value is 53, 42, 33: 53 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352A21?

The complementary color is #212C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352A21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352A21 color

#352A21 rgb(53, 42, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #352A21 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.5% green and 12.9% blue (53, 42, 33).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 38% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#352A21 color codes

HEX	`#352A21`
RGB	`rgb(53, 42, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 38%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.02, 3.44, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.02, 8.53, 66.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.571, 2.523, 1.79)`
Decimal	`3484193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352A21, 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 #352A21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352A21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #352A21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352a21; }
.text { color: #352a21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352a21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 42 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352a21, #353421); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352A21?: #352A21 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352A21?: The RGB value is 53, 42, 33: 53 red, 42 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352A21?: The complementary color is #212C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352A21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 13.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.