What color is #35242B?

#35242B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35242B?

The RGB value is 53, 36, 43: 53 red, 36 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35242B?

The complementary color is #24352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35242B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35242B color

#35242B rgb(53, 36, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #35242B is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.1% green and 16.9% blue (53, 36, 43).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 19% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 19% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.6:1).

#35242B color codes

HEX	`#35242B`
RGB	`rgb(53, 36, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 19%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 32%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 19%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.47, 9.43, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.47, 9.54, 351.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.535, 2.193, 2.575)`
Decimal	`3482667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35242B, 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 #35242B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35242B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #35242B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35242b; }
.text { color: #35242b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35242b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 36 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35242b, #352624); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #35242B?: #35242B is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35242B?: The RGB value is 53, 36, 43: 53 red, 36 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35242B?: The complementary color is #24352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35242B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.