What color is #351321?

#351321 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351321?

The RGB value is 53, 19, 33: 53 red, 19 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351321?

The complementary color is #133527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351321 color

#351321 rgb(53, 19, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #351321 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 7.5% green and 12.9% blue (53, 19, 33).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 47% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 38% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#351321 color codes

HEX	`#351321`
RGB	`rgb(53, 19, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 7.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 47%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 64%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 38%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.5, 18.93, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.5, 18.99, 355.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.976, 1.333, 1.592)`
Decimal	`3478305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351321, 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 #351321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #351321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351321; }
.text { color: #351321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 19 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351321, #351613); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #351321?: #351321 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351321?: The RGB value is 53, 19, 33: 53 red, 19 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351321?: The complementary color is #133527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.