What color is #3A141F?

#3A141F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A141F?

The RGB value is 58, 20, 31: 58 red, 20 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A141F?

The complementary color is #143A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A141F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A141F color

#3A141F rgb(58, 20, 31)

Shades of red

The hex color #3A141F is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 7.8% green and 12.2% blue (58, 20, 31).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 47% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.16:1).

#3A141F color codes

HEX	`#3A141F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 20, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 7.8%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 66%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 47%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.6, 20.12, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.6, 20.2, 4.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.243, 1.499, 1.467)`
Decimal	`3806239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A141F, 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 #3A141F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A141F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #3A141F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a141f; }
.text { color: #3a141f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a141f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 20 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a141f, #3a1c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A141F?: #3A141F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A141F?: The RGB value is 58, 20, 31: 58 red, 20 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A141F?: The complementary color is #143A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A141F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.