Information about #353227 color

#353227 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #353227 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Low Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(53, 50, 39) — 20.8% red, 19.6% green, 15.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 5 / 79. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#353227 presents itself as a gently muted yellow — one that carries a shadowy depth. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Graphite (#383428). Nearby in the Register you will also find Creole (#393227) and Monkey (#352E28).

In RGB terms — rgb(53, 50, 39) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #353227 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 12.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:79), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #353227 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#353227 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#353227 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #353227

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Graphite color link
Graphite

#383428

Creole color link
Creole

#393227

Monkey color link
Monkey

#352E28

Dark Ebony color link
Dark Ebony

#37312B

Canopy color link
Canopy

#35332C

Coffee Bean color link
Coffee Bean

#362D26

Bushtrack color link
Bushtrack

#3A312A

Banjul color link
Banjul

#34322D

Shadow Match color link
Shadow Match

#312F2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#353227
  • RGB53, 50, 39
  • CMYK0, 1, 5, 79
  • CSSrgb(53, 50, 39)
  • HSL47°, 15%, 18%
  • HSL Precise47.143°, 15.217%, 18.039%
  • HSV47°, 26%, 21%
  • HSB47°, 26%, 21%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.208, 0.196, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.208, 0.196, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.208, 0.196, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID353227
  • DECIMAL ID3486247
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01