What color is #35380E?

#35380E 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 #35380E?

The RGB value is 53, 56, 14: 53 red, 56 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35380E?

The complementary color is #110E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35380E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35380E color

#35380E rgb(53, 56, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #35380E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22% green and 5.5% blue (53, 56, 14).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 60% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#35380E color codes

HEX	`#35380E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 56, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 60%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 75%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.36, -8.02, 24.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.36, 26.12, 107.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.962, 3.617, 0.958)`
Decimal	`3487758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35380E, 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 #35380E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35380E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #35380E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35380e; }
.text { color: #35380e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35380e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 56 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35380e, #20380e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #35380E?: #35380E 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 #35380E?: The RGB value is 53, 56, 14: 53 red, 56 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35380E?: The complementary color is #110E38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35380E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.