What color is #352124?

#352124 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 #352124?

The RGB value is 53, 33, 36: 53 red, 33 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352124?

The complementary color is #213532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352124?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352124 color

#352124 rgb(53, 33, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #352124 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 12.9% green and 14.1% blue (53, 33, 36).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 32% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#352124 color codes

HEX	`#352124`
RGB	`rgb(53, 33, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 12.9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 32%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.34, 10.17, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.34, 10.35, 10.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.331, 1.972, 1.927)`
Decimal	`3481892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352124, 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 #352124	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352124 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #352124 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352124; }
.text { color: #352124; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352124; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 33 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352124, #352821); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352124?: #352124 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 #352124?: The RGB value is 53, 33, 36: 53 red, 33 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352124?: The complementary color is #213532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352124?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.