What color is #352F44?

#352F44 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 #352F44?

The RGB value is 53, 47, 68: 53 red, 47 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352F44?

The complementary color is #3E442F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352F44 color

#352F44 rgb(53, 47, 68)

Shades of purple

The hex color #352F44 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.4% green and 26.7% blue (53, 47, 68).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 18% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#352F44 color codes

HEX	`#352F44`
RGB	`rgb(53, 47, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 18%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 31%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 31%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.86, 7.93, -12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.86, 14.5, 303.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.528, 3.207, 5.901)`
Decimal	`3485508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352F44, 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 #352F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #352F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352f44; }
.text { color: #352f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 47 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352f44, #3f2f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352F44?: #352F44 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 #352F44?: The RGB value is 53, 47, 68: 53 red, 47 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352F44?: The complementary color is #3E442F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.