What color is #352E1A?

#352E1A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352E1A?

The RGB value is 53, 46, 26: 53 red, 46 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352E1A?

The complementary color is #1A2135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352E1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352E1A color

#352E1A rgb(53, 46, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #352E1A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18% green and 10.2% blue (53, 46, 26).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 51% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#352E1A color codes

HEX	`#352E1A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 46, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 51%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 51%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.16, -0.3, 14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.16, 14.04, 91.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.632, 2.786, 1.376)`
Decimal	`3485210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352E1A, 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 #352E1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352E1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #352E1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352e1a; }
.text { color: #352e1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352e1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 46 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352e1a, #2f351a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352E1A?: #352E1A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352E1A?: The RGB value is 53, 46, 26: 53 red, 46 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352E1A?: The complementary color is #1A2135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352E1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.