What color is #3B2932?

#3B2932 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2932?

The RGB value is 59, 41, 50: 59 red, 41 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2932?

The complementary color is #293B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2932?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2932 color

#3B2932 rgb(59, 41, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #3B2932 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 16.1% green and 19.6% blue (59, 41, 50).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 15% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#3B2932 color codes

HEX	`#3B2932`
RGB	`rgb(59, 41, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 16.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 15%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19, 10.13, -2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19, 10.44, 346.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.172, 2.746, 3.38)`
Decimal	`3877170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2932, 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 #3B2932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #3B2932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2932; }
.text { color: #3b2932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 41 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2932, #3b2929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3B2932?: #3B2932 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2932?: The RGB value is 59, 41, 50: 59 red, 41 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2932?: The complementary color is #293B32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2932?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.