What color is #352E34?

#352E34 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352E34?

The RGB value is 53, 46, 52: 53 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352E34?

The complementary color is #2E352F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352E34 color

#352E34 rgb(53, 46, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #352E34 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18% green and 20.4% blue (53, 46, 52).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 7% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#352E34 color codes

HEX	`#352E34`
RGB	`rgb(53, 46, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 7%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 13%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.88, 4.5, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.88, 5.23, 329.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.065, 2.959, 3.658)`
Decimal	`3485236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352E34, 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 #352E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #352E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352e34; }
.text { color: #352e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 46 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352e34, #352e31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #352E34?: #352E34 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352E34?: The RGB value is 53, 46, 52: 53 red, 46 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352E34?: The complementary color is #2E352F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.