What color is #35372D?

#35372D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35372D?

The RGB value is 53, 55, 45: 53 red, 55 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35372D?

The complementary color is #2F2D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35372D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35372D color

#35372D rgb(53, 55, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35372D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 21.6% green and 17.6% blue (53, 55, 45).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#35372D color codes

HEX	`#35372D`
RGB	`rgb(53, 55, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 21.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.58, -3.04, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.58, 6.72, 116.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.308, 3.679, 3.018)`
Decimal	`3487533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35372D, 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 #35372D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35372D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #35372D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35372d; }
.text { color: #35372d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35372d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 55 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35372d, #30372d); }

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Questions

What color is #35372D?: #35372D is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35372D?: The RGB value is 53, 55, 45: 53 red, 55 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35372D?: The complementary color is #2F2D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35372D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.