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#35261D Color

#35261D is rgb(53, 38, 29) in RGB, hsl(22, 29%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bister (Bistre) (#3D2B1F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.73. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#35261D
HEX#35261D
RGBrgb(53, 38, 29)
HSLhsl(22, 29%, 16%)
HSVhsv(22, 45%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(28.4% 0.028 52.2)
LABlab(16.78% 6.20 8.87)
LCHlch(16.78% 10.83 55.05)

What #35261D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #35261D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#35261D Channel Values

How #35261D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 53 · G 38 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 29% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 45% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 45% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.52:1 vs white · 1.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #35261D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #35261D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #35261D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #35261D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #35261D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #35261D.

How #35261D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#35261D
Protanopia#29291D
Protanomaly#2E281D
Deuteranopia#2C2C1C
Deuteranomaly#30291D
Tritanopia#362525
Tritanomaly#352522
Achromatopsia#292929

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #35261D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-35261d: #35261D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #35261D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-35261d': '#35261D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.149, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_35261d">#35261D</color>
SVG fillfill="#35261D"

More Brown Colors

#35261D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#35261D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #35261D?

#35261D is a darkest brown — rgb(53, 38, 29) in RGB and hsl(22, 29%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bister (Bistre) (#3D2B1F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.73.

What is the RGB value of #35261D?

#35261D is rgb(53, 38, 29) — red 53, green 38, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #35261D?

#35261D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #35261D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #35261D scores 14.52:1 against white and 1.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #35261D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #35261D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 19.97, which is visibly different.

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