What color is #353414?

#353414 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353414?

The RGB value is 53, 52, 20: 53 red, 52 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353414?

The complementary color is #141535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353414?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353414 color

#353414 rgb(53, 52, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #353414 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.4% green and 7.8% blue (53, 52, 20).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 62% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#353414 color codes

HEX	`#353414`
RGB	`rgb(53, 52, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 62%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 62%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.07, -4.95, 20.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.07, 20.72, 103.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.823, 3.263, 1.143)`
Decimal	`3486740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353414, 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 #353414	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353414 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #353414 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353414; }
.text { color: #353414; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353414; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 52 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353414, #253514); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #353414?: #353414 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353414?: The RGB value is 53, 52, 20: 53 red, 52 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353414?: The complementary color is #141535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353414?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.