What color is #3B1725?

#3B1725 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B1725?

The RGB value is 59, 23, 37: 59 red, 23 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B1725?

The complementary color is #173B2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B1725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B1725 color

#3B1725 rgb(59, 23, 37)

Shades of red

The hex color #3B1725 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 9% green and 14.5% blue (59, 23, 37).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 44% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 37% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#3B1725 color codes

HEX	`#3B1725`
RGB	`rgb(59, 23, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 44%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 61%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 37%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.69, 19.61, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.69, 19.64, 356.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.444, 1.676, 1.945)`
Decimal	`3872549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B1725, 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 #3B1725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B1725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #3B1725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b1725; }
.text { color: #3b1725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b1725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 23 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b1725, #3b1b17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B1725?: #3B1725 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B1725?: The RGB value is 59, 23, 37: 59 red, 23 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B1725?: The complementary color is #173B2D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B1725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.