What color is #351C1C?

#351C1C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351C1C?

The RGB value is 53, 28, 28: 53 red, 28 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351C1C?

The complementary color is #1C3535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351C1C?

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.

#351C1C color

#351C1C rgb(53, 28, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #351C1C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 11% green and 11% blue (53, 28, 28).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 31% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 47% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#351C1C color codes

HEX	`#351C1C`
RGB	`rgb(53, 28, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 11%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 31%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 47%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.66, 12.31, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.66, 13.4, 23.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.093, 1.671, 1.311)`
Decimal	`3480604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351C1C, 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 #351C1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351C1C 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 #351C1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351c1c; }
.text { color: #351c1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351c1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 28 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351c1c, #35291c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #351C1C?: #351C1C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351C1C?: The RGB value is 53, 28, 28: 53 red, 28 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351C1C?: The complementary color is #1C3535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351C1C?: 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.