What color is #352733?

#352733 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 #352733?

The RGB value is 53, 39, 51: 53 red, 39 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352733?

The complementary color is #273529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352733?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352733 color

#352733 rgb(53, 39, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #352733 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 15.3% green and 20% blue (53, 39, 51).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 15% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 4% 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 14.1:1).

#352733 color codes

HEX	`#352733`
RGB	`rgb(53, 39, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 15.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 15%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 26%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 4%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.68, 9.1, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.68, 10.51, 329.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.791, 2.447, 3.457)`
Decimal	`3483443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352733, 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 #352733	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352733 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #352733 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352733; }
.text { color: #352733; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352733; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 39 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352733, #35272c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352733?: #352733 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 #352733?: The RGB value is 53, 39, 51: 53 red, 39 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352733?: The complementary color is #273529, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352733?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.