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#353603 Color

#353603 is rgb(53, 54, 3) in RGB, hsl(61, 89%, 11%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 94%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Army Green (#4B5320), visibly different at ΔE 12.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#353603
HEX#353603
RGBrgb(53, 54, 3)
HSLhsl(61, 89%, 11%)
HSVhsv(61, 94%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 94%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(32.1% 0.068 110.9)
LABlab(21.73% -5.63 28.55)
LCHlch(21.73% 29.10 101.16)

What #353603 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 #353603, 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 yellow in the library.

#353603 Channel Values

How #353603 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 54 · B 38-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 89% · L 11%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 94% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.5:1 vs white · 1.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #353603 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 text12.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #353603 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #353603

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #353603; 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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Tints & Shades of #353603

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #353603.

How #353603 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#353603
Protanopia#363603
Protanomaly#363603
Deuteranopia#363603
Deuteranomaly#353603
Tritanopia#383232
Tritanomaly#373426
Achromatopsia#343434

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #353603 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-353603: #353603;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #353603;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-353603': '#353603' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.208, green: 0.212, blue: 0.012)
Android XML<color name="color_353603">#353603</color>
SVG fillfill="#353603"

More Yellow Colors

#353603 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#353603 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #353603?

#353603 is a darkest yellow — rgb(53, 54, 3) in RGB and hsl(61, 89%, 11%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.57.

What is the RGB value of #353603?

#353603 is rgb(53, 54, 3) — red 53, green 54, and blue 3 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #353603?

#353603 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 94%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #353603 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #353603 scores 12.5:1 against white and 1.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #353603 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #353603 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.33, which is visibly different.

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