What color is #3B202A?

#3B202A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B202A?

The RGB value is 59, 32, 42: 59 red, 32 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B202A?

The complementary color is #203B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B202A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B202A color

#3B202A rgb(59, 32, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #3B202A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 12.5% green and 16.5% blue (59, 32, 42).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 30% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 29% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#3B202A color codes

HEX	`#3B202A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 32, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 12.5%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 30%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 46%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 29%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.16, 14.67, -1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.16, 14.71, 355.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.738, 2.13, 2.457)`
Decimal	`3874858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B202A, 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 #3B202A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B202A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #3B202A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b202a; }
.text { color: #3b202a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b202a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 32 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b202a, #3b2420); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B202A?: #3B202A is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B202A?: The RGB value is 59, 32, 42: 59 red, 32 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B202A?: The complementary color is #203B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B202A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.