What color is #353016?

#353016 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353016?

The RGB value is 53, 48, 22: 53 red, 48 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353016?

The complementary color is #161B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353016?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353016 color

#353016 rgb(53, 48, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #353016 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.8% green and 8.6% blue (53, 48, 22).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 58% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#353016 color codes

HEX	`#353016`
RGB	`rgb(53, 48, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.8%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 58%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.76, -2.13, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.76, 17.48, 96.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.67, 2.929, 1.184)`
Decimal	`3485718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353016, 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 #353016	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353016 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #353016 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353016; }
.text { color: #353016; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353016; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 48 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353016, #2b3516); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #353016?: #353016 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353016?: The RGB value is 53, 48, 22: 53 red, 48 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353016?: The complementary color is #161B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353016?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.