What color is #353120?

#353120 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353120?

The RGB value is 53, 49, 32: 53 red, 49 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353120?

The complementary color is #202435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353120?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353120 color

#353120 rgb(53, 49, 32)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353120 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 19.2% green and 12.5% blue (53, 49, 32).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% 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 13.03:1).

#353120 color codes

HEX	`#353120`
RGB	`rgb(53, 49, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 19.2%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.27, -1.43, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.27, 11.61, 97.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.827, 3.058, 1.808)`
Decimal	`3485984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353120, 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 #353120	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353120 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #353120 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353120; }
.text { color: #353120; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353120; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 49 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353120, #2f3520); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #353120?: #353120 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353120?: The RGB value is 53, 49, 32: 53 red, 49 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353120?: The complementary color is #202435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353120?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.