What color is #352A31?

#352A31 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 #352A31?

The RGB value is 53, 42, 49: 53 red, 42 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352A31?

The complementary color is #2A352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352A31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352A31 color

#352A31 rgb(53, 42, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #352A31 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.5% green and 19.2% blue (53, 42, 49).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 12% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#352A31 color codes

HEX	`#352A31`
RGB	`rgb(53, 42, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 12%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 21%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.52, 6.57, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.52, 7.07, 338.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.85, 2.635, 3.264)`
Decimal	`3484209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352A31, 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 #352A31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352A31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #352A31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352a31; }
.text { color: #352a31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352a31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 42 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352a31, #352a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #352A31?: #352A31 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 #352A31?: The RGB value is 53, 42, 49: 53 red, 42 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352A31?: The complementary color is #2A352E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352A31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.