What color is #352032?

#352032 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352032?

The RGB value is 53, 32, 50: 53 red, 32 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352032?

The complementary color is #203523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352032?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352032 color

#352032 rgb(53, 32, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352032 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 12.5% green and 19.6% blue (53, 32, 50).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 6% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.96:1).

#352032 color codes

HEX	`#352032`
RGB	`rgb(53, 32, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 12.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 6%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.59, 13.71, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.59, 15.73, 330.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.56, 2.02, 3.272)`
Decimal	`3481650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352032, 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 #352032	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352032 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #352032 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352032; }
.text { color: #352032; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352032; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 32 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352032, #352028); }

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Questions

What color is #352032?: #352032 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352032?: The RGB value is 53, 32, 50: 53 red, 32 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352032?: The complementary color is #203523, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352032?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.