What color is #351425?

#351425 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 #351425?

The RGB value is 53, 20, 37: 53 red, 20 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351425?

The complementary color is #143524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351425?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351425 color

#351425 rgb(53, 20, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #351425 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 7.8% green and 14.5% blue (53, 20, 37).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 45% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 30% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#351425 color codes

HEX	`#351425`
RGB	`rgb(53, 20, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 7.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 45%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 62%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 30%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.9, 18.99, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.9, 19.38, 348.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.052, 1.391, 1.91)`
Decimal	`3478565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351425, 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 #351425	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351425 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #351425 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351425; }
.text { color: #351425; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351425; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 20 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351425, #351415); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #351425?: #351425 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 #351425?: The RGB value is 53, 20, 37: 53 red, 20 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351425?: The complementary color is #143524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351425?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.