What color is #350021?

#350021 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #350021?

The RGB value is 53, 0, 33: 53 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #350021?

The complementary color is #003514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #350021?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#350021 color

#350021 rgb(53, 0, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #350021 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 0% green and 12.9% blue (53, 0, 33).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 100% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 38% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#350021 color codes

HEX	`#350021`
RGB	`rgb(53, 0, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 0%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 100%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 100%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 38%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.83, 29.13, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.83, 29.96, 346.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.743, 0.867, 1.514)`
Decimal	`3473441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #350021, 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 #350021	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#350021 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #350021 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #350021; }
.text { color: #350021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #350021; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 0 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #350021, #350007); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #350021?: #350021 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #350021?: The RGB value is 53, 0, 33: 53 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #350021?: The complementary color is #003514, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #350021?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.