What color is #352D22?

#352D22 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352D22?

The RGB value is 53, 45, 34: 53 red, 45 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352D22?

The complementary color is #222A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352D22 color

#352D22 rgb(53, 45, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #352D22 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 17.6% green and 13.3% blue (53, 45, 34).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 36% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#352D22 color codes

HEX	`#352D22`
RGB	`rgb(53, 45, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 17.6%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 36%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 36%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, 1.57, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 8.62, 79.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.695, 2.749, 1.902)`
Decimal	`3484962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352D22, 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 #352D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #352D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352d22; }
.text { color: #352d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 45 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352d22, #343522); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352D22?: #352D22 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352D22?: The RGB value is 53, 45, 34: 53 red, 45 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352D22?: The complementary color is #222A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.