What color is #3A2E2B?

#3A2E2B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A2E2B?

The RGB value is 58, 46, 43: 58 red, 46 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A2E2B?

The complementary color is #2B373A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A2E2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A2E2B color

#3A2E2B rgb(58, 46, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3A2E2B is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 18% green and 16.9% blue (58, 46, 43).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 15% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#3A2E2B color codes

HEX	`#3A2E2B`
RGB	`rgb(58, 46, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 18%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 15%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 26%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.16, 4.9, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.16, 6.32, 39.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.158, 3.028, 2.703)`
Decimal	`3812907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A2E2B, 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 #3A2E2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A2E2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #3A2E2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a2e2b; }
.text { color: #3a2e2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a2e2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 46 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a2e2b, #3a362b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #3A2E2B?: #3A2E2B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A2E2B?: The RGB value is 58, 46, 43: 58 red, 46 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A2E2B?: The complementary color is #2B373A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A2E2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.