What color is #352020?

#352020 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352020?

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

What is the complementary color of #352020?

The complementary color is #203535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352020 color

#352020 rgb(53, 32, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #352020 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 40% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#352020 color codes

HEX	`#352020`
RGB	`rgb(53, 32, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 12.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.92, 10.18, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.92, 11.01, 22.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.245, 1.894, 1.614)`
Decimal	`3481632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352020, 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 #352020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #352020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352020; }
.text { color: #352020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 32 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352020, #352b20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352020?: #352020 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352020?: The RGB value is 53, 32, 32: 53 red, 32 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352020?: The complementary color is #203535, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.