What color is #3B1123?

#3B1123 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B1123?

The RGB value is 59, 17, 35: 59 red, 17 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B1123?

The complementary color is #113B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B1123?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B1123 color

#3B1123 rgb(59, 17, 35)

Shades of red

The hex color #3B1123 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 6.7% green and 13.7% blue (59, 17, 35).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 55% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 41% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.27:1).

#3B1123 color codes

HEX	`#3B1123`
RGB	`rgb(59, 17, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 6.7%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 55%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 71%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 41%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.3, 22.79, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.3, 22.85, 355.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.308, 1.452, 1.749)`
Decimal	`3871011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B1123, 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 #3B1123	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B1123 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #3B1123 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b1123; }
.text { color: #3b1123; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b1123; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 17 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b1123, #3b1411); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B1123?: #3B1123 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B1123?: The RGB value is 59, 17, 35: 59 red, 17 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B1123?: The complementary color is #113B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B1123?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.