What color is #351A2B?

#351A2B 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 #351A2B?

The RGB value is 53, 26, 43: 53 red, 26 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351A2B?

The complementary color is #1A3524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351A2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351A2B color

#351A2B rgb(53, 26, 43)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351A2B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 10.2% green and 16.9% blue (53, 26, 43).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 19% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#351A2B color codes

HEX	`#351A2B`
RGB	`rgb(53, 26, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 10.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 51%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 19%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.65, 16.26, -5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.65, 17.2, 340.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.274, 1.67, 2.488)`
Decimal	`3480107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351A2B, 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 #351A2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351A2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #351A2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351a2b; }
.text { color: #351a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351a2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 26 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351a2b, #351a1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #351A2B?: #351A2B 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 #351A2B?: The RGB value is 53, 26, 43: 53 red, 26 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351A2B?: The complementary color is #1A3524, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351A2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.