What color is #3A1E1E?

#3A1E1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A1E1E?

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

What is the complementary color of #3A1E1E?

The complementary color is #1E3A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A1E1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A1E1E color

#3A1E1E rgb(58, 30, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #3A1E1E is a very dark, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 32% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 48% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#3A1E1E color codes

HEX	`#3A1E1E`
RGB	`rgb(58, 30, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 11.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 32%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 48%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 48%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.07, 13.64, 5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.07, 14.88, 23.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.444, 1.922, 1.47)`
Decimal	`3808798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A1E1E, 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 #3A1E1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A1E1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #3A1E1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a1e1e; }
.text { color: #3a1e1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a1e1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 30 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a1e1e, #3a2c1e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3A1E1E?: #3A1E1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A1E1E?: The RGB value is 58, 30, 30: 58 red, 30 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A1E1E?: The complementary color is #1E3A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A1E1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.