What color is #3B2A26?

#3B2A26 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2A26?

The RGB value is 59, 42, 38: 59 red, 42 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2A26?

The complementary color is #26373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2A26 color

#3B2A26 rgb(59, 42, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #3B2A26 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 16.5% green and 14.9% blue (59, 42, 38).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 22% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 36% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#3B2A26 color codes

HEX	`#3B2A26`
RGB	`rgb(59, 42, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 16.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 22%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 36%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 36%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.91, 7.21, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.91, 9.19, 38.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.982, 2.726, 2.202)`
Decimal	`3877414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2A26, 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 #3B2A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #3B2A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2a26; }
.text { color: #3b2a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 42 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2a26, #3b3526); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3B2A26?: #3B2A26 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2A26?: The RGB value is 59, 42, 38: 59 red, 42 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2A26?: The complementary color is #26373B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.