What color is #3A223B?

#3A223B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A223B?

The RGB value is 58, 34, 59: 58 red, 34 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A223B?

The complementary color is #233B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A223B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A223B color

#3A223B rgb(58, 34, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A223B is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 13.3% green and 23.1% blue (58, 34, 59).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.27:1).

#3A223B color codes

HEX	`#3A223B`
RGB	`rgb(58, 34, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 13.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 42%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 42%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.27, 16.45, -11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.27, 20.02, 325.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.106, 2.359, 4.429)`
Decimal	`3809851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A223B, 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 #3A223B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A223B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #3A223B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a223b; }
.text { color: #3a223b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a223b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 34 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a223b, #3b2230); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A223B?: #3A223B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A223B?: The RGB value is 58, 34, 59: 58 red, 34 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A223B?: The complementary color is #233B22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A223B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.