What color is #353013?

#353013 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353013?

The RGB value is 53, 48, 19: 53 red, 48 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353013?

The complementary color is #131835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353013?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353013 color

#353013 rgb(53, 48, 19)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #353013 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.8% green and 7.5% blue (53, 48, 19).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 47% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 64% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#353013 color codes

HEX	`#353013`
RGB	`rgb(53, 48, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 47%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 64%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 64%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.71, -2.46, 19.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.71, 19.3, 97.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.643, 2.918, 1.04)`
Decimal	`3485715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353013, 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 #353013	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353013 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #353013 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353013; }
.text { color: #353013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353013; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 48 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353013, #293513); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #353013?: #353013 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353013?: The RGB value is 53, 48, 19: 53 red, 48 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353013?: The complementary color is #131835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353013?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.