What color is #3B2B2C?

#3B2B2C is a dark, grayish red known as Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Havana?

The RGB value is 59, 43, 44: 59 red, 43 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Havana?

The complementary color is #2B3B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2B2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Havana color: hex code #3B2B2C

#3B2B2C rgb(59, 43, 44)

Shades of black

Havana has the hex code #3B2B2C. It is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 16.9% green and 17.3% blue (59, 43, 44).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 16% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 77% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

Havana (#3B2B2C) color codes

HEX	`#3B2B2C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 43, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 16.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 16%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 27%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 25%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.39, 7.59, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.39, 7.91, 16.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.122, 2.84, 2.766)`
Decimal	`3877676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Havana, 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 #3B2B2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2B2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #3B2B2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2b2c; }
.text { color: #3b2b2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2b2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 43 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2b2c, #3b322b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

See #3B2B2C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3B2B2C?: #3B2B2C is a dark, grayish red known as Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Havana?: The RGB value is 59, 43, 44: 59 red, 43 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Havana?: The complementary color is #2B3B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2B2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.