What color is #3A2A35?

#3A2A35 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2A35?

The RGB value is 58, 42, 53: 58 red, 42 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2A35?

The complementary color is #2A3A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2A35 color

#3A2A35 rgb(58, 42, 53)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A2A35 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 16.5% green and 20.8% blue (58, 42, 53).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 16% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 9% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#3A2A35 color codes

HEX	`#3A2A35`
RGB	`rgb(58, 42, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 16.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 16%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 28%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 9%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.28, 9.65, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.28, 10.53, 336.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.215, 2.813, 3.741)`
Decimal	`3811893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2A35, 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 #3A2A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #3A2A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2a35; }
.text { color: #3a2a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 42 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2a35, #3a2a2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A2A35?: #3A2A35 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2A35?: The RGB value is 58, 42, 53: 58 red, 42 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2A35?: The complementary color is #2A3A2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.