What color is #351929?

#351929 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351929?

The RGB value is 53, 25, 41: 53 red, 25 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351929?

The complementary color is #193525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351929?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351929 color

#351929 rgb(53, 25, 41)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351929 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 9.8% green and 16.1% blue (53, 25, 41).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 23% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.88:1).

#351929 color codes

HEX	`#351929`
RGB	`rgb(53, 25, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 9.8%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 53%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 23%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.31, 16.52, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.31, 17.18, 344.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.216, 1.612, 2.292)`
Decimal	`3479849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351929, 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 #351929	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351929 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #351929 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351929; }
.text { color: #351929; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351929; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 25 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351929, #35191b); }

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Questions

What color is #351929?: #351929 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351929?: The RGB value is 53, 25, 41: 53 red, 25 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351929?: The complementary color is #193525, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351929?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.