What color is #3B2523?

#3B2523 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2523?

The RGB value is 59, 37, 35: 59 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2523?

The complementary color is #23393B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2523?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2523 color

#3B2523 rgb(59, 37, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #3B2523 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 14.5% green and 13.7% blue (59, 37, 35).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 41% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.24:1).

#3B2523 color codes

HEX	`#3B2523`
RGB	`rgb(59, 37, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 14.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 41%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.34, 10.13, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.34, 11.57, 28.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.769, 2.374, 1.902)`
Decimal	`3876131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2523, 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 #3B2523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2523 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #3B2523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2523; }
.text { color: #3b2523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 37 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2523, #3b3123); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B2523?: #3B2523 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2523?: The RGB value is 59, 37, 35: 59 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2523?: The complementary color is #23393B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2523?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.