What color is #35350C?

#35350C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35350C?

The RGB value is 53, 53, 12: 53 red, 53 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35350C?

The complementary color is #0C0C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35350C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35350C color

#35350C rgb(53, 53, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #35350C is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 20.8% green and 4.7% blue (53, 53, 12).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 63% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#35350C color codes

HEX	`#35350C`
RGB	`rgb(53, 53, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 20.8%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 63%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 77%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 77%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.32, -6.29, 24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.32, 25.49, 104.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.808, 3.33, 0.843)`
Decimal	`3486988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35350C, 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 #35350C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35350C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	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 #35350C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35350c; }
.text { color: #35350c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35350c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 53 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35350c, #21350c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #35350C?: #35350C is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35350C?: The RGB value is 53, 53, 12: 53 red, 53 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35350C?: The complementary color is #0C0C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35350C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and white text 12.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.