What color is #3A162A?

#3A162A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A162A?

The RGB value is 58, 22, 42: 58 red, 22 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A162A?

The complementary color is #163A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A162A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A162A color

#3A162A rgb(58, 22, 42)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A162A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 8.6% green and 16.5% blue (58, 22, 42).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 45% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 28% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#3A162A color codes

HEX	`#3A162A`
RGB	`rgb(58, 22, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 8.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 45%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 62%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 28%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.48, 20.64, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.48, 21.26, 346.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.45, 1.641, 2.378)`
Decimal	`3806762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A162A, 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 #3A162A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A162A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #3A162A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a162a; }
.text { color: #3a162a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a162a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 22 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a162a, #3a1618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A162A?: #3A162A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A162A?: The RGB value is 58, 22, 42: 58 red, 22 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A162A?: The complementary color is #163A26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A162A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.