What color is #351D25?

#351D25 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351D25?

The RGB value is 53, 29, 37: 53 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351D25?

The complementary color is #1D352D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351D25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351D25 color

#351D25 rgb(53, 29, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #351D25 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 11.4% green and 14.5% blue (53, 29, 37).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 29% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 30% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.51:1).

#351D25 color codes

HEX	`#351D25`
RGB	`rgb(53, 29, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 11.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 29%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 45%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 30%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.23, 13.1, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.23, 13.1, 358.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.242, 1.769, 1.973)`
Decimal	`3480869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351D25, 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 #351D25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351D25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #351D25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351d25; }
.text { color: #351d25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351d25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 29 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351d25, #35211d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #351D25?: #351D25 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351D25?: The RGB value is 53, 29, 37: 53 red, 29 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351D25?: The complementary color is #1D352D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351D25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.