What color is #351C38?

#351C38 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351C38?

The RGB value is 53, 28, 56: 53 red, 28 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351C38?

The complementary color is #1F381C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351C38 color

#351C38 rgb(53, 28, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351C38 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 11% green and 22% blue (53, 28, 56).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 33% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#351C38 color codes

HEX	`#351C38`
RGB	`rgb(53, 28, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 11%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 33%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 50%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 50%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.81, 17.81, -13.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.81, 22.16, 323.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.597, 1.873, 3.965)`
Decimal	`3480632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351C38, 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 #351C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #351C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351c38; }
.text { color: #351c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 28 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351c38, #381c2d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #351C38?: #351C38 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351C38?: The RGB value is 53, 28, 56: 53 red, 28 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351C38?: The complementary color is #1F381C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.