What color is #3B192D?

#3B192D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B192D?

The RGB value is 59, 25, 45: 59 red, 25 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B192D?

The complementary color is #193B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B192D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B192D color

#3B192D rgb(59, 25, 45)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B192D is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 9.8% green and 17.6% blue (59, 25, 45).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 40% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 24% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.41:1).

#3B192D color codes

HEX	`#3B192D`
RGB	`rgb(59, 25, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 9.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 40%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 58%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 24%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.48, 19.74, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.48, 20.55, 343.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.625, 1.815, 2.694)`
Decimal	`3873069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B192D, 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 #3B192D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B192D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #3B192D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b192d; }
.text { color: #3b192d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b192d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 25 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b192d, #3b191c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B192D?: #3B192D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B192D?: The RGB value is 59, 25, 45: 59 red, 25 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B192D?: The complementary color is #193B27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B192D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.