What color is #352221?

#352221 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 #352221?

The RGB value is 53, 34, 33: 53 red, 34 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352221?

The complementary color is #213435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352221?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352221 color

#352221 rgb(53, 34, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #352221 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 13.3% green and 12.9% blue (53, 34, 33).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 38% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.98:1).

#352221 color codes

HEX	`#352221`
RGB	`rgb(53, 34, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 13.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 38%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.54, 8.96, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.54, 9.97, 25.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.315, 2.011, 1.705)`
Decimal	`3482145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352221, 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 #352221	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352221 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.98:1	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 #352221 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352221; }
.text { color: #352221; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352221; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 34 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352221, #352c21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352221?: #352221 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 #352221?: The RGB value is 53, 34, 33: 53 red, 34 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352221?: The complementary color is #213435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352221?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.