What color is #3B223A?

#3B223A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B223A?

The RGB value is 59, 34, 58: 59 red, 34 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B223A?

The complementary color is #223B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B223A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B223A color

#3B223A rgb(59, 34, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B223A is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 13.3% green and 22.7% blue (59, 34, 58).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 2% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#3B223A color codes

HEX	`#3B223A`
RGB	`rgb(59, 34, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 13.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 42%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 2%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.36, 16.61, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.36, 19.68, 327.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.139, 2.379, 4.296)`
Decimal	`3875386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B223A, 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 #3B223A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B223A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #3B223A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b223a; }
.text { color: #3b223a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b223a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 34 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b223a, #3b222e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B223A?: #3B223A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B223A?: The RGB value is 59, 34, 58: 59 red, 34 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B223A?: The complementary color is #223B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B223A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.