What color is #352F3C?

#352F3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352F3C?

The RGB value is 53, 47, 60: 53 red, 47 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352F3C?

The complementary color is #363C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352F3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352F3C color

#352F3C rgb(53, 47, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #352F3C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.4% green and 23.5% blue (53, 47, 60).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#352F3C color codes

HEX	`#352F3C`
RGB	`rgb(53, 47, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 22%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.5, 5.78, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.5, 9.25, 308.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.3, 3.116, 4.702)`
Decimal	`3485500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352F3C, 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 #352F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #352F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352f3c; }
.text { color: #352f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 47 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352f3c, #3b2f3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #352F3C?: #352F3C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352F3C?: The RGB value is 53, 47, 60: 53 red, 47 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352F3C?: The complementary color is #363C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352F3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.