What color is #3A2832?

#3A2832 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2832?

The RGB value is 58, 40, 50: 58 red, 40 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2832?

The complementary color is #283A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2832?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2832 color

#3A2832 rgb(58, 40, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A2832 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 15.7% green and 19.6% blue (58, 40, 50).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 14% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#3A2832 color codes

HEX	`#3A2832`
RGB	`rgb(58, 40, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 15.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 14%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.57, 10.37, -3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.57, 10.85, 343.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.079, 2.648, 3.366)`
Decimal	`3811378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2832, 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 #3A2832	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2832 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #3A2832 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2832; }
.text { color: #3a2832; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2832; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 40 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2832, #3a2829); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A2832?: #3A2832 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2832?: The RGB value is 58, 40, 50: 58 red, 40 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2832?: The complementary color is #283A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2832?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.