What color is #3B1921?

#3B1921 is a very dark, desaturated red known as Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bruised Plum?

The RGB value is 59, 25, 33: 59 red, 25 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bruised Plum?

The complementary color is #193B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B1921?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bruised Plum color: hex code #3B1921

#3B1921 rgb(59, 25, 33)

Shades of red

Bruised Plum has the hex code #3B1921. It is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 9.8% green and 12.9% blue (59, 25, 33).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 44% yellow and 77% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.59:1).

Bruised Plum (#3B1921) color codes

HEX	`#3B1921`
RGB	`rgb(59, 25, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 9.8%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 58%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 44%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.03, 17.77, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.03, 17.92, 7.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.426, 1.735, 1.646)`
Decimal	`3873057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bruised Plum, 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 #3B1921	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B1921 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #3B1921 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b1921; }
.text { color: #3b1921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b1921; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 25 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b1921, #3b2219); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

See #3B1921 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B1921?: #3B1921 is a very dark, desaturated red known as Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bruised Plum?: The RGB value is 59, 25, 33: 59 red, 25 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bruised Plum?: The complementary color is #193B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B1921?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.