What color is #352422?

#352422 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352422?

The RGB value is 53, 36, 34: 53 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352422?

The complementary color is #223335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352422?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352422 color

#352422 rgb(53, 36, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #352422 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.1% green and 13.3% blue (53, 36, 34).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 22% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 36% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#352422 color codes

HEX	`#352422`
RGB	`rgb(53, 36, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.1%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 22%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 36%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 36%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.18, 7.75, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.18, 8.98, 30.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.388, 2.134, 1.799)`
Decimal	`3482658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352422, 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 #352422	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352422 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #352422 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352422; }
.text { color: #352422; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352422; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 36 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352422, #352e22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #352422?: #352422 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352422?: The RGB value is 53, 36, 34: 53 red, 36 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352422?: The complementary color is #223335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352422?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.