What color is #351F23?

#351F23 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #351F23?

The RGB value is 53, 31, 35: 53 red, 31 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351F23?

The complementary color is #1F3531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351F23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351F23 color

#351F23 rgb(53, 31, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #351F23 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 12.2% green and 13.7% blue (53, 31, 35).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 34% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#351F23 color codes

HEX	`#351F23`
RGB	`rgb(53, 31, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 12.2%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 42%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 34%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.73, 11.37, 1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.73, 11.51, 8.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.262, 1.858, 1.829)`
Decimal	`3481379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351F23, 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 #351F23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351F23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #351F23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351f23; }
.text { color: #351f23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351f23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 31 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351f23, #35261f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #351F23?: #351F23 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #351F23?: The RGB value is 53, 31, 35: 53 red, 31 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351F23?: The complementary color is #1F3531, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351F23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.