What color is #353021?

#353021 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353021?

The RGB value is 53, 48, 33: 53 red, 48 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353021?

The complementary color is #212635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353021?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353021 color

#353021 rgb(53, 48, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #353021 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.8% green and 12.9% blue (53, 48, 33).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 38% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#353021 color codes

HEX	`#353021`
RGB	`rgb(53, 48, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 38%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.97, -0.61, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.97, 10.46, 93.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.8, 2.981, 1.866)`
Decimal	`3485729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353021, 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 #353021	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353021 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #353021 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353021; }
.text { color: #353021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353021; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 48 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353021, #303521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #353021?: #353021 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353021?: The RGB value is 53, 48, 33: 53 red, 48 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353021?: The complementary color is #212635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353021?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.