What color is #3B1210?

#3B1210 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B1210?

The RGB value is 59, 18, 16: 59 red, 18 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B1210?

The complementary color is #10393B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B1210?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B1210 color

#3B1210 rgb(59, 18, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #3B1210 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 7.1% green and 6.3% blue (59, 18, 16).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 73% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.41:1).

#3B1210 color codes

HEX	`#3B1210`
RGB	`rgb(59, 18, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 7.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 73%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 73%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.96, 20.1, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.96, 23.07, 29.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.114, 1.4, 0.649)`
Decimal	`3871248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B1210, 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 #3B1210	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B1210 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #3B1210 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b1210; }
.text { color: #3b1210; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b1210; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 18 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b1210, #3b2710); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3B1210?: #3B1210 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B1210?: The RGB value is 59, 18, 16: 59 red, 18 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B1210?: The complementary color is #10393B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B1210?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.