What color is #3B2C2B?

#3B2C2B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2C2B?

The RGB value is 59, 44, 43: 59 red, 44 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2C2B?

The complementary color is #2B3A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2C2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2C2B color

#3B2C2B rgb(59, 44, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #3B2C2B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 17.3% green and 16.9% blue (59, 44, 43).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 16% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Havana (#3B2B2C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.28:1).

#3B2C2B color codes

HEX	`#3B2C2B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 44, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 17.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 16%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 27%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.66, 6.73, 3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.66, 7.49, 26.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.14, 2.906, 2.68)`
Decimal	`3877931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2C2B, 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 #3B2C2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2C2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #3B2C2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2c2b; }
.text { color: #3b2c2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2c2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 44 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2c2b, #3b342b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3B2C2B?: #3B2C2B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Havana. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2C2B?: The RGB value is 59, 44, 43: 59 red, 44 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2C2B?: The complementary color is #2B3A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2C2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.