What color is #353008?

#353008 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353008?

The RGB value is 53, 48, 8: 53 red, 48 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353008?

The complementary color is #080D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353008?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353008 color

#353008 rgb(53, 48, 8)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #353008 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.8% green and 3.1% blue (53, 48, 8).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 74% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 85% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#353008 color codes

HEX	`#353008`
RGB	`rgb(53, 48, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.8%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 74%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 85%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 85%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.59, -3.36, 24.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.59, 24.68, 97.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.569, 2.888, 0.652)`
Decimal	`3485704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353008, 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 #353008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #353008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353008; }
.text { color: #353008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 48 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353008, #243508); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #353008?: #353008 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353008?: The RGB value is 53, 48, 8: 53 red, 48 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353008?: The complementary color is #080D35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353008?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.