What color is #35252E?

#35252E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35252E?

The RGB value is 53, 37, 46: 53 red, 37 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35252E?

The complementary color is #25352C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35252E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35252E color

#35252E rgb(53, 37, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #35252E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.5% green and 18% blue (53, 37, 46).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 13% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#35252E color codes

HEX	`#35252E`
RGB	`rgb(53, 37, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 30%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 13%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.88, 9.37, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.88, 9.82, 342.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.623, 2.277, 2.886)`
Decimal	`3482926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35252E, 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 #35252E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35252E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #35252E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35252e; }
.text { color: #35252e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35252e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 37 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35252e, #352526); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #35252E?: #35252E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35252E?: The RGB value is 53, 37, 46: 53 red, 37 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35252E?: The complementary color is #25352C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35252E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.