What color is #351931?

#351931 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351931?

The RGB value is 53, 25, 49: 53 red, 25 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351931?

The complementary color is #19351D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351931 color

#351931 rgb(53, 25, 49)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351931 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 9.8% green and 19.2% blue (53, 25, 49).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 36% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 8% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#351931 color codes

HEX	`#351931`
RGB	`rgb(53, 25, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 9.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 36%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 53%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 8%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.67, 18.17, -9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.67, 20.71, 331.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.37, 1.674, 3.103)`
Decimal	`3479857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351931, 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 #351931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #351931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351931; }
.text { color: #351931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 25 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351931, #351923); }

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Questions

What color is #351931?: #351931 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351931?: The RGB value is 53, 25, 49: 53 red, 25 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351931?: The complementary color is #19351D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.