What color is #351529?

#351529 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351529?

The RGB value is 53, 21, 41: 53 red, 21 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351529?

The complementary color is #153521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351529?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351529 color

#351529 rgb(53, 21, 41)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351529 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 8.2% green and 16.1% blue (53, 21, 41).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 43% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 23% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#351529 color codes

HEX	`#351529`
RGB	`rgb(53, 21, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 8.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 43%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 60%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 23%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.31, 19.09, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.31, 20.07, 342.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.137, 1.453, 2.265)`
Decimal	`3478825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351529, 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 #351529	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351529 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	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 #351529 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351529; }
.text { color: #351529; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351529; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 21 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351529, #351519); }

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Questions

What color is #351529?: #351529 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351529?: The RGB value is 53, 21, 41: 53 red, 21 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351529?: The complementary color is #153521, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351529?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.