What color is #3A1B20?

#3A1B20 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 #3A1B20?

The RGB value is 58, 27, 32: 58 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A1B20?

The complementary color is #1B3A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A1B20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A1B20 color

#3A1B20 rgb(58, 27, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #3A1B20 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 10.6% green and 12.5% blue (58, 27, 32).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 36% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 45% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.47:1).

#3A1B20 color codes

HEX	`#3A1B20`
RGB	`rgb(58, 27, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 10.6%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 36%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 53%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 45%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.33, 15.9, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.33, 16.27, 12.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.398, 1.788, 1.585)`
Decimal	`3808032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A1B20, 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 #3A1B20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A1B20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #3A1B20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a1b20; }
.text { color: #3a1b20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a1b20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 27 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a1b20, #3a251b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A1B20?: #3A1B20 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 #3A1B20?: The RGB value is 58, 27, 32: 58 red, 27 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A1B20?: The complementary color is #1B3A35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A1B20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.