What color is #352E25?

#352E25 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 #352E25?

The RGB value is 53, 46, 37: 53 red, 46 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352E25?

The complementary color is #252C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352E25 color

#352E25 rgb(53, 46, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #352E25 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18% green and 14.5% blue (53, 46, 37).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 30% 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 13.39:1).

#352E25 color codes

HEX	`#352E25`
RGB	`rgb(53, 46, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 30%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.41, 1.41, 6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.41, 7.11, 78.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.779, 2.845, 2.153)`
Decimal	`3485221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352E25, 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 #352E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #352E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352e25; }
.text { color: #352e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 46 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352e25, #343525); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352E25?: #352E25 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 #352E25?: The RGB value is 53, 46, 37: 53 red, 46 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352E25?: The complementary color is #252C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.