What color is #35201A?

#35201A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35201A?

The RGB value is 53, 32, 26: 53 red, 32 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35201A?

The complementary color is #1A2F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35201A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35201A color

#35201A rgb(53, 32, 26)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35201A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 12.5% green and 10.2% blue (53, 32, 26).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 34% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 51% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.3:1).

#35201A color codes

HEX	`#35201A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 32, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 12.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 34%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 51%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 51%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.76, 9.28, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.76, 12.42, 41.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.171, 1.865, 1.223)`
Decimal	`3481626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35201A, 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 #35201A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35201A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.3:1	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 #35201A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35201a; }
.text { color: #35201a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35201a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 32 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35201a, #352d1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #35201A?: #35201A is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35201A?: The RGB value is 53, 32, 26: 53 red, 32 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35201A?: The complementary color is #1A2F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35201A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.