What color is #3A242D?

#3A242D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A242D?

The RGB value is 58, 36, 45: 58 red, 36 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A242D?

The complementary color is #243A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A242D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A242D color

#3A242D rgb(58, 36, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A242D is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 14.1% green and 17.6% blue (58, 36, 45).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 22% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#3A242D color codes

HEX	`#3A242D`
RGB	`rgb(58, 36, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 14.1%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 38%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 22%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.23, 12.09, -1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.23, 12.2, 352.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.849, 2.351, 2.786)`
Decimal	`3810349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A242D, 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 #3A242D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A242D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	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 #3A242D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a242d; }
.text { color: #3a242d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a242d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 36 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a242d, #3a2624); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A242D?: #3A242D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A242D?: The RGB value is 58, 36, 45: 58 red, 36 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A242D?: The complementary color is #243A31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A242D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.