What color is #3B2B28?

#3B2B28 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2B28?

The RGB value is 59, 43, 40: 59 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2B28?

The complementary color is #28383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2B28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2B28 color

#3B2B28 rgb(59, 43, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #3B2B28 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 16.9% green and 15.7% blue (59, 43, 40).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 32% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#3B2B28 color codes

HEX	`#3B2B28`
RGB	`rgb(59, 43, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 16.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 32%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 32%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.27, 6.87, 4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.27, 8.39, 35.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.051, 2.811, 2.389)`
Decimal	`3877672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2B28, 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 #3B2B28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2B28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #3B2B28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2b28; }
.text { color: #3b2b28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2b28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 43 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2b28, #3b3528); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3B2B28?: #3B2B28 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2B28?: The RGB value is 59, 43, 40: 59 red, 43 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2B28?: The complementary color is #28383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2B28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.