What color is #3A2C33?

#3A2C33 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2C33?

The RGB value is 58, 44, 51: 58 red, 44 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2C33?

The complementary color is #2C3A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2C33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2C33 color

#3A2C33 rgb(58, 44, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #3A2C33 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 17.3% green and 20% blue (58, 44, 51).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#3A2C33 color codes

HEX	`#3A2C33`
RGB	`rgb(58, 44, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 17.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 24%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 12%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.8, 7.85, -2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.8, 8.11, 345.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.243, 2.94, 3.528)`
Decimal	`3812403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2C33, 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 #3A2C33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2C33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #3A2C33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2c33; }
.text { color: #3a2c33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2c33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 44 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2c33, #3a2c2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3A2C33?: #3A2C33 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2C33?: The RGB value is 58, 44, 51: 58 red, 44 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2C33?: The complementary color is #2C3A33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2C33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.