What color is #35292F?

#35292F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35292F?

The RGB value is 53, 41, 47: 53 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35292F?

The complementary color is #29352F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35292F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35292F color

#35292F rgb(53, 41, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #35292F is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.1% green and 18.4% blue (53, 41, 47).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 13% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#35292F color codes

HEX	`#35292F`
RGB	`rgb(53, 41, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 13%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 23%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.13, 6.81, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.13, 7.04, 345.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.774, 2.548, 3.034)`
Decimal	`3483951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35292F, 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 #35292F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35292F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #35292F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35292f; }
.text { color: #35292f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35292f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 41 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35292f, #352929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #35292F?: #35292F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35292F?: The RGB value is 53, 41, 47: 53 red, 41 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35292F?: The complementary color is #29352F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35292F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.