What color is #353117?

#353117 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 #353117?

The RGB value is 53, 49, 23: 53 red, 49 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353117?

The complementary color is #171B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353117 color

#353117 rgb(53, 49, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #353117 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 19.2% green and 9% blue (53, 49, 23).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 57% 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 13.1:1).

#353117 color codes

HEX	`#353117`
RGB	`rgb(53, 49, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 19.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 57%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 57%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.11, -2.67, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.11, 17.35, 98.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.721, 3.015, 1.249)`
Decimal	`3485975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353117, 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 #353117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	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 #353117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353117; }
.text { color: #353117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 49 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353117, #2a3517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #353117?: #353117 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 #353117?: The RGB value is 53, 49, 23: 53 red, 49 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353117?: The complementary color is #171B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.