What color is #351521?

#351521 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 #351521?

The RGB value is 53, 21, 33: 53 red, 21 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351521?

The complementary color is #153529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351521?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351521 color

#351521 rgb(53, 21, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #351521 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 8.2% green and 12.9% blue (53, 21, 33).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 43% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% 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 16.4:1).

#351521 color codes

HEX	`#351521`
RGB	`rgb(53, 21, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 8.2%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 43%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 60%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 38%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.98, 17.69, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.98, 17.71, 357.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.011, 1.403, 1.603)`
Decimal	`3478817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351521, 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 #351521	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351521 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	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 #351521 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351521; }
.text { color: #351521; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351521; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 21 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351521, #351915); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #351521?: #351521 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 #351521?: The RGB value is 53, 21, 33: 53 red, 21 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351521?: The complementary color is #153529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351521?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.