What color is #35381F?

#35381F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35381F?

The RGB value is 53, 56, 31: 53 red, 56 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35381F?

The complementary color is #221F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35381F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35381F color

#35381F rgb(53, 56, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #35381F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22% green and 12.2% blue (53, 56, 31).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 29% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Darkest Forest (#223311), a difference of 6.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#35381F color codes

HEX	`#35381F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 56, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 29%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 45%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 45%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.6, -6.11, 15.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.6, 16.39, 111.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.13, 3.684, 1.842)`
Decimal	`3487775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35381F, 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 #35381F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35381F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	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 #35381F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35381f; }
.text { color: #35381f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35381f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 56 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35381f, #29381f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #35381F?: #35381F is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Darkest Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35381F?: The RGB value is 53, 56, 31: 53 red, 56 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35381F?: The complementary color is #221F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35381F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.