What color is #352D41?

#352D41 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 #352D41?

The RGB value is 53, 45, 65: 53 red, 45 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352D41?

The complementary color is #39412D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352D41 color

#352D41 rgb(53, 45, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352D41 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 17.6% green and 25.5% blue (53, 45, 65).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

#352D41 color codes

HEX	`#352D41`
RGB	`rgb(53, 45, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 17.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 31%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 31%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.11, 8.48, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.11, 14.09, 307)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.361, 3.015, 5.405)`
Decimal	`3484993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352D41, 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 #352D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #352D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352d41; }
.text { color: #352d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 45 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352d41, #3f2d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352D41?: #352D41 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 #352D41?: The RGB value is 53, 45, 65: 53 red, 45 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352D41?: The complementary color is #39412D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.