What color is #3A282F?

#3A282F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A282F?

The RGB value is 58, 40, 47: 58 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A282F?

The complementary color is #283A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A282F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A282F color

#3A282F rgb(58, 40, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A282F is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 15.7% green and 18.4% blue (58, 40, 47).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#3A282F color codes

HEX	`#3A282F`
RGB	`rgb(58, 40, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 15.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 19%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.46, 9.76, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.46, 9.84, 352.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.017, 2.622, 3.036)`
Decimal	`3811375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A282F, 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 #3A282F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A282F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #3A282F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a282f; }
.text { color: #3a282f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a282f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 40 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a282f, #3a2a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A282F?: #3A282F is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A282F?: The RGB value is 58, 40, 47: 58 red, 40 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A282F?: The complementary color is #283A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A282F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.