What color is #351418?

#351418 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351418?

The RGB value is 53, 20, 24: 53 red, 20 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351418?

The complementary color is #143531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351418?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351418 color

#351418 rgb(53, 20, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #351418 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 7.8% green and 9.4% blue (53, 20, 24).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 55% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#351418 color codes

HEX	`#351418`
RGB	`rgb(53, 20, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 7.8%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 62%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 55%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.44, 17.03, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.44, 17.79, 16.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.883, 1.323, 1.02)`
Decimal	`3478552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351418, 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 #351418	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351418 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #351418 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351418; }
.text { color: #351418; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351418; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 20 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351418, #352114); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #351418?: #351418 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351418?: The RGB value is 53, 20, 24: 53 red, 20 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351418?: The complementary color is #143531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351418?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.