What color is #352420?

#352420 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 #352420?

The RGB value is 53, 36, 32: 53 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352420?

The complementary color is #203135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352420?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352420 color

#352420 rgb(53, 36, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #352420 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.1% green and 12.5% blue (53, 36, 32).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 40% yellow and 79% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#352420 color codes

HEX	`#352420`
RGB	`rgb(53, 36, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.1%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 40%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.12, 7.42, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.12, 9.46, 38.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.36, 2.123, 1.652)`
Decimal	`3482656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352420, 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 #352420	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352420 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #352420 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352420; }
.text { color: #352420; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352420; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 36 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352420, #352f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352420?: #352420 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 #352420?: The RGB value is 53, 36, 32: 53 red, 36 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352420?: The complementary color is #203135, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352420?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.