What color is #3A212E?

#3A212E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A212E?

The RGB value is 58, 33, 46: 58 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A212E?

The complementary color is #213A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A212E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A212E color

#3A212E rgb(58, 33, 46)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A212E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 12.9% green and 18% blue (58, 33, 46).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 21% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.61:1).

#3A212E color codes

HEX	`#3A212E`
RGB	`rgb(58, 33, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 12.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 43%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 21%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.43, 14.31, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.43, 14.74, 346.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.782, 2.185, 2.859)`
Decimal	`3809582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A212E, 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 #3A212E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A212E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #3A212E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a212e; }
.text { color: #3a212e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a212e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 33 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a212e, #3a2122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A212E?: #3A212E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A212E?: The RGB value is 58, 33, 46: 58 red, 33 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A212E?: The complementary color is #213A2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A212E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.