What color is #35293A?

#35293A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #35293A?

The RGB value is 53, 41, 58: 53 red, 41 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #35293A?

The complementary color is #2E3A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #35293A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#35293A color

#35293A rgb(53, 41, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #35293A is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.1% green and 22.7% blue (53, 41, 58).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 17% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#35293A color codes

HEX	`#35293A`
RGB	`rgb(53, 41, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 17%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 29%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 29%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.58, 9.41, -8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.58, 12.87, 317)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.025, 2.648, 4.354)`
Decimal	`3483962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #35293A, 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 #35293A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#35293A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #35293A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #35293a; }
.text { color: #35293a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #35293a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 41 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #35293a, #3a2937); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #35293A?: #35293A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #35293A?: The RGB value is 53, 41, 58: 53 red, 41 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #35293A?: The complementary color is #2E3A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #35293A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.