What color is #3A1A1A?

#3A1A1A 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 #3A1A1A?

The RGB value is 58, 26, 26: 58 red, 26 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A1A1A?

The complementary color is #1A3A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A1A1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A1A1A color

#3A1A1A rgb(58, 26, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #3A1A1A is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 10.2% green and 10.2% blue (58, 26, 26).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 38% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 55% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#3A1A1A color codes

HEX	`#3A1A1A`
RGB	`rgb(58, 26, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 10.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 38%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 55%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 55%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.9, 15.75, 7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.9, 17.32, 24.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.301, 1.713, 1.187)`
Decimal	`3807770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A1A1A, 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 #3A1A1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A1A1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #3A1A1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a1a1a; }
.text { color: #3a1a1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a1a1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 26 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a1a1a, #3a2a1a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A1A1A?: #3A1A1A 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 #3A1A1A?: The RGB value is 58, 26, 26: 58 red, 26 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A1A1A?: The complementary color is #1A3A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A1A1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.