What color is #351138?

#351138 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351138?

The RGB value is 53, 17, 56: 53 red, 17 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351138?

The complementary color is #143811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351138 color

#351138 rgb(53, 17, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351138 is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 6.7% green and 22% blue (53, 17, 56).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 53% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.3:1).

#351138 color codes

HEX	`#351138`
RGB	`rgb(53, 17, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 6.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 53%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 70%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 70%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.24, 24.59, -17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.24, 30, 325.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.382, 1.443, 3.894)`
Decimal	`3477816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351138, 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 #351138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #351138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351138; }
.text { color: #351138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 17 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351138, #381127); }

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Questions

What color is #351138?: #351138 is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351138?: The RGB value is 53, 17, 56: 53 red, 17 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351138?: The complementary color is #143811, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.