What color is #353127?

#353127 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353127?

The RGB value is 53, 49, 39: 53 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353127?

The complementary color is #272B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353127?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353127 color

#353127 rgb(53, 49, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353127 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 19.2% green and 15.3% blue (53, 49, 39).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 15% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#353127 color codes

HEX	`#353127`
RGB	`rgb(53, 49, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 19.2%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 15%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 26%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 26%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.44, -0.25, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.44, 7.05, 92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.933, 3.1, 2.363)`
Decimal	`3485991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353127, 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 #353127	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353127 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #353127 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353127; }
.text { color: #353127; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353127; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 49 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353127, #323527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #353127?: #353127 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353127?: The RGB value is 53, 49, 39: 53 red, 49 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353127?: The complementary color is #272B35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353127?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.