What color is #353827?

#353827 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353827?

The RGB value is 53, 56, 39: 53 red, 56 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353827?

The complementary color is #2A2738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353827 color

#353827 rgb(53, 56, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353827 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22% green and 15.3% blue (53, 56, 39).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#353827 color codes

HEX	`#353827`
RGB	`rgb(53, 56, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.76, -4.82, 10.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.76, 11.31, 115.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.249, 3.732, 2.468)`
Decimal	`3487783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353827, 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 #353827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #353827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353827; }
.text { color: #353827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 56 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353827, #2d3827); }

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Questions

What color is #353827?: #353827 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Marshland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353827?: The RGB value is 53, 56, 39: 53 red, 56 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353827?: The complementary color is #2A2738, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.