What color is #352F48?

#352F48 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #352F48?

The RGB value is 53, 47, 72: 53 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #352F48?

The complementary color is #42482F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #352F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#352F48 color

#352F48 rgb(53, 47, 72)

Shades of blue

The hex color #352F48 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.8% red, 18.4% green and 28.2% blue (53, 47, 72).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 21% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.72:1).

#352F48 color codes

HEX	`#352F48`
RGB	`rgb(53, 47, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.8%, 18.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 21%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 35%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.05, 9.06, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.05, 17.14, 301.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.654, 3.258, 6.566)`
Decimal	`3485512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #352F48, 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 #352F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#352F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #352F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #352f48; }
.text { color: #352f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #352f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(53 47 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #352f48, #412f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #352F48?: #352F48 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #352F48?: The RGB value is 53, 47, 72: 53 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #352F48?: The complementary color is #42482F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #352F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.