What color is #3A2A2A?

#3A2A2A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2A2A?

The RGB value is 58, 42, 42: 58 red, 42 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2A2A?

The complementary color is #2A3A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2A2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2A2A color

#3A2A2A rgb(58, 42, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A2A2A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 16.5% green and 16.5% blue (58, 42, 42).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#3A2A2A color codes

HEX	`#3A2A2A`
RGB	`rgb(58, 42, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 16.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.9, 7.43, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.9, 7.97, 21.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.991, 2.723, 2.558)`
Decimal	`3811882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2A2A, 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 #3A2A2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2A2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #3A2A2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2a2a; }
.text { color: #3a2a2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2a2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 42 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2a2a, #3a322a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A2A2A?: #3A2A2A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2A2A?: The RGB value is 58, 42, 42: 58 red, 42 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2A2A?: The complementary color is #2A3A3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2A2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.