What color is #352532?

#352532 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352532?

The RGB value is 53, 37, 50: 53 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352532?

The complementary color is #253528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352532 color

#352532 rgb(53, 37, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #352532 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 14.5% green and 19.6% blue (53, 37, 50).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 18% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 6% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#352532 color codes

HEX	`#352532`
RGB	`rgb(53, 37, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 14.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 18%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 30%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 6%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.04, 10.26, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.04, 11.65, 331.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.705, 2.31, 3.32)`
Decimal	`3482930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352532, 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 #352532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #352532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352532; }
.text { color: #352532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 37 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352532, #35252a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352532?: #352532 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352532?: The RGB value is 53, 37, 50: 53 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352532?: The complementary color is #253528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.