What color is #351F32?

#351F32 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 #351F32?

The RGB value is 53, 31, 50: 53 red, 31 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #351F32?

The complementary color is #1F3522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #351F32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#351F32 color

#351F32 rgb(53, 31, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #351F32 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 12.2% green and 19.6% blue (53, 31, 50).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 26% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 6% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

#351F32 color codes

HEX	`#351F32`
RGB	`rgb(53, 31, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 12.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 26%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 42%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 6%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.31, 14.39, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.31, 16.53, 330.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.534, 1.967, 3.263)`
Decimal	`3481394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #351F32, 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 #351F32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#351F32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #351F32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #351f32; }
.text { color: #351f32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #351f32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 31 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #351f32, #351f27); }

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Questions

What color is #351F32?: #351F32 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 #351F32?: The RGB value is 53, 31, 50: 53 red, 31 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #351F32?: The complementary color is #1F3522, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #351F32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.