What color is #352326?

#352326 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 #352326?

The RGB value is 53, 35, 38: 53 red, 35 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352326?

The complementary color is #233532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352326?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352326 color

#352326 rgb(53, 35, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #352326 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 13.7% green and 14.9% blue (53, 35, 38).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#352326 color codes

HEX	`#352326`
RGB	`rgb(53, 35, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 13.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 34%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16, 9.15, 1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16, 9.26, 8.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.419, 2.099, 2.111)`
Decimal	`3482406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352326, 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 #352326	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352326 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #352326 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352326; }
.text { color: #352326; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352326; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 35 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352326, #352923); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352326?: #352326 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 #352326?: The RGB value is 53, 35, 38: 53 red, 35 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352326?: The complementary color is #233532, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352326?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.