What color is #35301E?

#35301E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35301E?

The RGB value is 53, 48, 30: 53 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35301E?

The complementary color is #1E2335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35301E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35301E color

#35301E rgb(53, 48, 30)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35301E is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.8% green and 11.8% blue (53, 48, 30).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.18:1).

#35301E color codes

HEX	`#35301E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 48, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 43%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.9, -1.07, 12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.9, 12.4, 94.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.76, 2.965, 1.655)`
Decimal	`3485726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35301E, 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 #35301E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35301E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #35301E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35301e; }
.text { color: #35301e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35301e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 48 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35301e, #2e351e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #35301E?: #35301E is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35301E?: The RGB value is 53, 48, 30: 53 red, 48 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35301E?: The complementary color is #1E2335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35301E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.