What color is #3B2122?

#3B2122 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 #3B2122?

The RGB value is 59, 33, 34: 59 red, 33 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2122?

The complementary color is #213B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2122 color

#3B2122 rgb(59, 33, 34)

Shades of red

The hex color #3B2122 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 12.9% green and 13.3% blue (59, 33, 34).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 28% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 42% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#3B2122 color codes

HEX	`#3B2122`
RGB	`rgb(59, 33, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 12.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 28%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 44%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 42%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.17, 12.68, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.17, 13.51, 20.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.636, 2.133, 1.786)`
Decimal	`3875106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2122, 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 #3B2122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	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 #3B2122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2122; }
.text { color: #3b2122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 33 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2122, #3b2d21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3B2122?: #3B2122 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 #3B2122?: The RGB value is 59, 33, 34: 59 red, 33 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2122?: The complementary color is #213B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.