What color is #35342B?

#35342B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35342B?

The RGB value is 53, 52, 43: 53 red, 52 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35342B?

The complementary color is #2B2C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35342B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35342B color

#35342B rgb(53, 52, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35342B is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.4% green and 16.9% blue (53, 52, 43).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 10% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#35342B color codes

HEX	`#35342B`
RGB	`rgb(53, 52, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 10%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 19%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.53, -1.48, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.53, 6.05, 104.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.132, 3.387, 2.774)`
Decimal	`3486763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35342B, 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 #35342B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35342B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #35342B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35342b; }
.text { color: #35342b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35342b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 52 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35342b, #31352b); }

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Questions

What color is #35342B?: #35342B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35342B?: The RGB value is 53, 52, 43: 53 red, 52 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35342B?: The complementary color is #2B2C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35342B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.