What color is #353115?

#353115 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 #353115?

The RGB value is 53, 49, 21: 53 red, 49 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353115?

The complementary color is #151935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353115 color

#353115 rgb(53, 49, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #353115 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 19.2% green and 8.2% blue (53, 49, 21).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 43% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 60% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#353115 color codes

HEX	`#353115`
RGB	`rgb(53, 49, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 19.2%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 43%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 60%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 60%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.07, -2.9, 18.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.07, 18.58, 98.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.702, 3.008, 1.148)`
Decimal	`3485973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353115, 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 #353115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #353115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353115; }
.text { color: #353115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 49 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353115, #293515); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #353115?: #353115 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 #353115?: The RGB value is 53, 49, 21: 53 red, 49 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353115?: The complementary color is #151935, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.