What color is #353417?

#353417 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 #353417?

The RGB value is 53, 52, 23: 53 red, 52 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353417?

The complementary color is #171835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353417?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353417 color

#353417 rgb(53, 52, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #353417 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.4% green and 9% blue (53, 52, 23).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 57% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#353417 color codes

HEX	`#353417`
RGB	`rgb(53, 52, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 57%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 57%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.11, -4.61, 18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.11, 18.94, 104.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.851, 3.275, 1.292)`
Decimal	`3486743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353417, 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 #353417	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353417 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #353417 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353417; }
.text { color: #353417; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353417; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 52 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353417, #273517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #353417?: #353417 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 #353417?: The RGB value is 53, 52, 23: 53 red, 52 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353417?: The complementary color is #171835, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353417?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.