What color is #3B242E?

#3B242E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B242E?

The RGB value is 59, 36, 46: 59 red, 36 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B242E?

The complementary color is #243B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B242E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B242E color

#3B242E rgb(59, 36, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B242E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 14.1% green and 18% blue (59, 36, 46).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 24% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 22% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#3B242E color codes

HEX	`#3B242E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 36, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 14.1%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 24%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 39%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 22%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.41, 12.73, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.41, 12.9, 350.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.928, 2.389, 2.891)`
Decimal	`3875886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B242E, 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 #3B242E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B242E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #3B242E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b242e; }
.text { color: #3b242e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b242e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 36 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b242e, #3b2624); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B242E?: #3B242E is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B242E?: The RGB value is 59, 36, 46: 59 red, 36 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B242E?: The complementary color is #243B31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B242E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.