What color is #35392A?

#35392A 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 #35392A?

The RGB value is 53, 57, 42: 53 red, 57 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35392A?

The complementary color is #2E2A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35392A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35392A color

#35392A rgb(53, 57, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35392A is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 22.4% green and 16.5% blue (53, 57, 42).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Marshland (#2B2E26), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#35392A color codes

HEX	`#35392A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 57, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 22.4%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 26%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.17, -4.92, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.17, 10.09, 119.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.349, 3.85, 2.757)`
Decimal	`3488042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35392A, 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 #35392A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35392A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #35392A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35392a; }
.text { color: #35392a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35392a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 57 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35392a, #2e392a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #35392A?: #35392A 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 #35392A?: The RGB value is 53, 57, 42: 53 red, 57 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35392A?: The complementary color is #2E2A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35392A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.