What color is #3B2229?

#3B2229 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 #3B2229?

The RGB value is 59, 34, 41: 59 red, 34 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2229?

The complementary color is #223B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2229 color

#3B2229 rgb(59, 34, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #3B2229 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 13.3% green and 16.1% blue (59, 34, 41).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 31% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.51:1).

#3B2229 color codes

HEX	`#3B2229`
RGB	`rgb(59, 34, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 13.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 42%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 31%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.67, 13.16, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.67, 13.16, 1.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.776, 2.234, 2.382)`
Decimal	`3875369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2229, 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 #3B2229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #3B2229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2229; }
.text { color: #3b2229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 34 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2229, #3b2822); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3B2229?: #3B2229 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 #3B2229?: The RGB value is 59, 34, 41: 59 red, 34 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2229?: The complementary color is #223B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.