What color is #352237?

#352237 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 #352237?

The RGB value is 53, 34, 55: 53 red, 34 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352237?

The complementary color is #243722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352237?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352237 color

#352237 rgb(53, 34, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352237 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 13.3% green and 21.6% blue (53, 34, 55).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 24% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

#352237 color codes

HEX	`#352237`
RGB	`rgb(53, 34, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 13.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 24%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 38%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 38%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.39, 13.51, -10.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.39, 16.83, 323.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.73, 2.177, 3.89)`
Decimal	`3482167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352237, 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 #352237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #352237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352237; }
.text { color: #352237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 34 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352237, #37222e); }

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Questions

What color is #352237?: #352237 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 #352237?: The RGB value is 53, 34, 55: 53 red, 34 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352237?: The complementary color is #243722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352237?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.