What color is #352B16?

#352B16 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 #352B16?

The RGB value is 53, 43, 22: 53 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352B16?

The complementary color is #162035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352B16 color

#352B16 rgb(53, 43, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #352B16 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.9% green and 8.6% blue (53, 43, 22).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 58% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#352B16 color codes

HEX	`#352B16`
RGB	`rgb(53, 43, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 58%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 58%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.11, 1.21, 15.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.11, 15.37, 85.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.477, 2.543, 1.119)`
Decimal	`3484438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352B16, 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 #352B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #352B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352b16; }
.text { color: #352b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 43 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352b16, #303516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352B16?: #352B16 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 #352B16?: The RGB value is 53, 43, 22: 53 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352B16?: The complementary color is #162035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.