What color is #350C20?

#350C20 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #350C20?

The RGB value is 53, 12, 32: 53 red, 12 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #350C20?

The complementary color is #0C3521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #350C20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#350C20 color

#350C20 rgb(53, 12, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #350C20 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 4.7% green and 12.5% blue (53, 12, 32).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 63% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 40% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#350C20 color codes

HEX	`#350C20`
RGB	`rgb(53, 12, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 4.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 63%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 77%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 40%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.99, 22.74, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.99, 22.93, 352.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.86, 1.124, 1.485)`
Decimal	`3476512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #350C20, 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 #350C20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#350C20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #350C20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #350c20; }
.text { color: #350c20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #350c20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 12 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #350c20, #350d0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #350C20?: #350C20 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #350C20?: The RGB value is 53, 12, 32: 53 red, 12 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #350C20?: The complementary color is #0C3521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #350C20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.