What color is #353C29?

#353C29 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #353C29?

The RGB value is 53, 60, 41: 53 red, 60 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #353C29?

The complementary color is #30293C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #353C29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#353C29 color

#353C29 rgb(53, 60, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #353C29 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 23.5% green and 16.1% blue (53, 60, 41).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 19% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#353C29 color codes

HEX	`#353C29`
RGB	`rgb(53, 60, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 23.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 19%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 32%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 32%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.16, -6.99, 10.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.16, 12.87, 122.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.484, 4.149, 2.715)`
Decimal	`3488809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #353C29, 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 #353C29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#353C29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #353C29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #353c29; }
.text { color: #353c29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #353c29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 60 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #353c29, #2c3c29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #353C29?: #353C29 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #353C29?: The RGB value is 53, 60, 41: 53 red, 60 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #353C29?: The complementary color is #30293C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #353C29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.