What color is #352A3D?

#352A3D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352A3D?

The RGB value is 53, 42, 61: 53 red, 42 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352A3D?

The complementary color is #323D2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352A3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352A3D color

#352A3D rgb(53, 42, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352A3D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 16.5% green and 23.9% blue (53, 42, 61).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#352A3D color codes

HEX	`#352A3D`
RGB	`rgb(53, 42, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 16.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 31%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 31%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.01, 9.49, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.01, 13.92, 312.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.138, 2.75, 4.779)`
Decimal	`3484221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352A3D, 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 #352A3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352A3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #352A3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352a3d; }
.text { color: #352a3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352a3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 42 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352a3d, #3d2a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352A3D?: #352A3D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352A3D?: The RGB value is 53, 42, 61: 53 red, 42 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352A3D?: The complementary color is #323D2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352A3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.