What color is #35282F?

#35282F 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 #35282F?

The RGB value is 53, 40, 47: 53 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35282F?

The complementary color is #28352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35282F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35282F color

#35282F rgb(53, 40, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #35282F is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 15.7% green and 18.4% blue (53, 40, 47).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 14% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.04:1).

#35282F color codes

HEX	`#35282F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 40, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 15.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 14%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 25%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.83, 7.51, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.83, 7.83, 343.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.74, 2.48, 3.023)`
Decimal	`3483695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35282F, 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 #35282F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35282F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #35282F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35282f; }
.text { color: #35282f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35282f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 40 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35282f, #352829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #35282F?: #35282F 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 #35282F?: The RGB value is 53, 40, 47: 53 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35282F?: The complementary color is #28352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35282F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.