What color is #352F0C?

#352F0C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352F0C?

The RGB value is 53, 47, 12: 53 red, 47 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352F0C?

The complementary color is #0C1235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352F0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352F0C color

#352F0C rgb(53, 47, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #352F0C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.4% green and 4.7% blue (53, 47, 12).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 63% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 77% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.43:1).

#352F0C color codes

HEX	`#352F0C`
RGB	`rgb(53, 47, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.4%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 63%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 77%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 77%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.29, -2.42, 22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.29, 22.57, 96.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.551, 2.817, 0.757)`
Decimal	`3485452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352F0C, 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 #352F0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352F0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.43:1	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 #352F0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352f0c; }
.text { color: #352f0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352f0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 47 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352f0c, #26350c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #352F0C?: #352F0C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352F0C?: The RGB value is 53, 47, 12: 53 red, 47 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352F0C?: The complementary color is #0C1235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352F0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.