What color is #352321?

#352321 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352321?

The RGB value is 53, 35, 33: 53 red, 35 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352321?

The complementary color is #213335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352321?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352321 color

#352321 rgb(53, 35, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #352321 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 13.7% green and 12.9% blue (53, 35, 33).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 23% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 38% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#352321 color codes

HEX	`#352321`
RGB	`rgb(53, 35, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 13.7%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 23%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 38%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.84, 8.27, 4.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.84, 9.55, 30)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.344, 2.069, 1.714)`
Decimal	`3482401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352321, 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 #352321	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352321 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #352321 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352321; }
.text { color: #352321; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352321; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 35 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352321, #352d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352321?: #352321 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352321?: The RGB value is 53, 35, 33: 53 red, 35 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352321?: The complementary color is #213335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352321?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.