What color is #352437?

#352437 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352437?

The RGB value is 53, 36, 55: 53 red, 36 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352437?

The complementary color is #263724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352437?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352437 color

#352437 rgb(53, 36, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352437 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.1% green and 21.6% blue (53, 36, 55).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#352437 color codes

HEX	`#352437`
RGB	`rgb(53, 36, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 35%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.96, 12.13, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.96, 15.19, 322.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.789, 2.295, 3.91)`
Decimal	`3482679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352437, 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 #352437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #352437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352437; }
.text { color: #352437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 36 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352437, #37242f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #352437?: #352437 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352437?: The RGB value is 53, 36, 55: 53 red, 36 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352437?: The complementary color is #263724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352437?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.