What color is #350B22?

#350B22 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #350B22?

The RGB value is 53, 11, 34: 53 red, 11 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #350B22?

The complementary color is #0B351E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #350B22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#350B22 color

#350B22 rgb(53, 11, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #350B22 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 4.3% green and 13.3% blue (53, 11, 34).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 66% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 36% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Vienna Roast (#330022), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.18:1).

#350B22 color codes

HEX	`#350B22`
RGB	`rgb(53, 11, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 4.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 66%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 79%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 36%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.89, 23.54, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.89, 23.99, 348.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.877, 1.112, 1.629)`
Decimal	`3476258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #350B22, 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 #350B22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#350B22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #350B22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #350b22; }
.text { color: #350b22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #350b22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 11 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #350b22, #350b0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #350B22?: #350B22 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Vienna Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #350B22?: The RGB value is 53, 11, 34: 53 red, 11 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #350B22?: The complementary color is #0B351E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #350B22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.