What color is #3B2E36?

#3B2E36 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2E36?

The RGB value is 59, 46, 54: 59 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2E36?

The complementary color is #2E3B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2E36 color

#3B2E36 rgb(59, 46, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B2E36 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 18% green and 21.2% blue (59, 46, 54).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#3B2E36 color codes

HEX	`#3B2E36`
RGB	`rgb(59, 46, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 18%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 22%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.64, 7.58, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.64, 8.1, 339.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.446, 3.15, 3.916)`
Decimal	`3878454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2E36, 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 #3B2E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #3B2E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2e36; }
.text { color: #3b2e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 46 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2e36, #3b2e2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #3B2E36?: #3B2E36 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2E36?: The RGB value is 59, 46, 54: 59 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2E36?: The complementary color is #2E3B33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.