What color is #3A2B31?

#3A2B31 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2B31?

The RGB value is 58, 43, 49: 58 red, 43 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2B31?

The complementary color is #2B3A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2B31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2B31 color

#3A2B31 rgb(58, 43, 49)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A2B31 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 16.9% green and 19.2% blue (58, 43, 49).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 15% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 16% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Smoky Charcoal (#34282C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.38:1).

#3A2B31 color codes

HEX	`#3A2B31`
RGB	`rgb(58, 43, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 16.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 15%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 26%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.43, 8.12, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.43, 8.2, 351.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.163, 2.849, 3.288)`
Decimal	`3812145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2B31, 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 #3A2B31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2B31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #3A2B31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2b31; }
.text { color: #3a2b31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2b31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 43 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2b31, #3a2d2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A2B31?: #3A2B31 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Smoky Charcoal. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2B31?: The RGB value is 58, 43, 49: 58 red, 43 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2B31?: The complementary color is #2B3A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2B31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.