What color is #352330?

#352330 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352330?

The RGB value is 53, 35, 48: 53 red, 35 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352330?

The complementary color is #233528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352330?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352330 color

#352330 rgb(53, 35, 48)

Shades of gray

The hex color #352330 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 13.7% green and 18.8% blue (53, 35, 48).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 20% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 9% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#352330 color codes

HEX	`#352330`
RGB	`rgb(53, 35, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 13.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 20%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 34%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 9%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.37, 11.19, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.37, 12.31, 335.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.603, 2.172, 3.078)`
Decimal	`3482416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352330, 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 #352330	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352330 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #352330 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352330; }
.text { color: #352330; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352330; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 35 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352330, #352327); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352330?: #352330 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352330?: The RGB value is 53, 35, 48: 53 red, 35 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352330?: The complementary color is #233528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352330?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.