What color is #35212E?

#35212E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35212E?

The RGB value is 53, 33, 46: 53 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35212E?

The complementary color is #213528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35212E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35212E color

#35212E rgb(53, 33, 46)

Shades of purple

The hex color #35212E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 12.9% green and 18% blue (53, 33, 46).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 13% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Cherry (#2C1620), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#35212E color codes

HEX	`#35212E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 33, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 12.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 13%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.71, 12.14, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.71, 13.01, 338.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.505, 2.042, 2.846)`
Decimal	`3481902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35212E, 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 #35212E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35212E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #35212E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35212e; }
.text { color: #35212e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35212e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 33 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35212e, #352124); }

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Questions

What color is #35212E?: #35212E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Cherry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35212E?: The RGB value is 53, 33, 46: 53 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35212E?: The complementary color is #213528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35212E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.