What color is #3A0211?

#3A0211 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A0211?

The RGB value is 58, 2, 17: 58 red, 2 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A0211?

The complementary color is #023A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A0211?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A0211 color

#3A0211 rgb(58, 2, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A0211 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 0.8% green and 6.7% blue (58, 2, 17).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 93% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 71% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#3A0211 color codes

HEX	`#3A0211`
RGB	`rgb(58, 2, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 0.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 93%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 97%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 71%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.86, 27.8, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.86, 28.52, 12.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.868, 0.984, 0.622)`
Decimal	`3801617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A0211, 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 #3A0211	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A0211 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #3A0211 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a0211; }
.text { color: #3a0211; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a0211; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 2 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a0211, #3a0f02); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3A0211?: #3A0211 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A0211?: The RGB value is 58, 2, 17: 58 red, 2 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A0211?: The complementary color is #023A2B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A0211?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.