What color is #3A151E?

#3A151E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A151E?

The RGB value is 58, 21, 30: 58 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A151E?

The complementary color is #153A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A151E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A151E color

#3A151E rgb(58, 21, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #3A151E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 8.2% green and 11.8% blue (58, 21, 30).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 47% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 48% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#3A151E color codes

HEX	`#3A151E`
RGB	`rgb(58, 21, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 8.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 47%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 64%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 48%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.8, 19.39, 2.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.8, 19.58, 8.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.248, 1.53, 1.405)`
Decimal	`3806494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A151E, 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 #3A151E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A151E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #3A151E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a151e; }
.text { color: #3a151e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a151e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 21 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a151e, #3a1f15); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A151E?: #3A151E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A151E?: The RGB value is 58, 21, 30: 58 red, 21 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A151E?: The complementary color is #153A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A151E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.