What color is #3B1E1C?

#3B1E1C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B1E1C?

The RGB value is 59, 30, 28: 59 red, 30 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B1E1C?

The complementary color is #1C393B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B1E1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B1E1C color

#3B1E1C rgb(59, 30, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #3B1E1C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 11.8% green and 11% blue (59, 30, 28).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 36% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 53% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#3B1E1C color codes

HEX	`#3B1E1C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 30, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 11.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 36%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 53%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 53%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.18, 13.85, 7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.18, 15.77, 28.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.478, 1.942, 1.343)`
Decimal	`3874332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B1E1C, 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 #3B1E1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B1E1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #3B1E1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b1e1c; }
.text { color: #3b1e1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b1e1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 30 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b1e1c, #3b2e1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B1E1C?: #3B1E1C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B1E1C?: The RGB value is 59, 30, 28: 59 red, 30 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B1E1C?: The complementary color is #1C393B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B1E1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.