What color is #352027?

#352027 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352027?

The RGB value is 53, 32, 39: 53 red, 32 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352027?

The complementary color is #20352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352027?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352027 color

#352027 rgb(53, 32, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #352027 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 12.5% green and 15.3% blue (53, 32, 39).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 26% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#352027 color codes

HEX	`#352027`
RGB	`rgb(53, 32, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 12.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 26%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.15, 11.41, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.15, 11.42, 357.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.351, 1.937, 2.169)`
Decimal	`3481639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352027, 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 #352027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352027 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #352027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352027; }
.text { color: #352027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 32 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352027, #352420); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352027?: #352027 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352027?: The RGB value is 53, 32, 39: 53 red, 32 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352027?: The complementary color is #20352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352027?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.