What color is #3B2830?

#3B2830 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2830?

The RGB value is 59, 40, 48: 59 red, 40 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2830?

The complementary color is #283B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2830 color

#3B2830 rgb(59, 40, 48)

Shades of black

The hex color #3B2830 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 15.7% green and 18.8% blue (59, 40, 48).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 19% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#3B2830 color codes

HEX	`#3B2830`
RGB	`rgb(59, 40, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 15.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 32%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 19%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, 10.41, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 10.54, 350.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.096, 2.661, 3.146)`
Decimal	`3876912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2830, 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 #3B2830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #3B2830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2830; }
.text { color: #3b2830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 40 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2830, #3b2a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3B2830?: #3B2830 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2830?: The RGB value is 59, 40, 48: 59 red, 40 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2830?: The complementary color is #283B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.