What color is #351E2D?

#351E2D 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 #351E2D?

The RGB value is 53, 30, 45: 53 red, 30 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351E2D?

The complementary color is #1E3526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351E2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351E2D color

#351E2D rgb(53, 30, 45)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351E2D is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 11.8% green and 17.6% blue (53, 30, 45).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 28% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 15% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#351E2D color codes

HEX	`#351E2D`
RGB	`rgb(53, 30, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 11.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 28%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 43%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 15%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.82, 13.98, -5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.82, 14.96, 339.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.406, 1.875, 2.717)`
Decimal	`3481133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351E2D, 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 #351E2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351E2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #351E2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351e2d; }
.text { color: #351e2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351e2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 30 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351e2d, #351e22); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #351E2D?: #351E2D 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 #351E2D?: The RGB value is 53, 30, 45: 53 red, 30 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351E2D?: The complementary color is #1E3526, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351E2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.