What color is #350D1E?

#350D1E 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 #350D1E?

The RGB value is 53, 13, 30: 53 red, 13 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #350D1E?

The complementary color is #0D3524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #350D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#350D1E color

#350D1E rgb(53, 13, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #350D1E is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 5.1% green and 11.8% blue (53, 13, 30).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 61% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 43% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#350D1E color codes

HEX	`#350D1E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 13, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 5.1%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 61%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 75%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 43%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.1, 21.93, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.1, 21.97, 356.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.847, 1.139, 1.351)`
Decimal	`3476766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #350D1E, 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 #350D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#350D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #350D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #350d1e; }
.text { color: #350d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #350d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 13 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #350d1e, #35100d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #350D1E?: #350D1E 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 #350D1E?: The RGB value is 53, 13, 30: 53 red, 13 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #350D1E?: The complementary color is #0D3524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #350D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.