What color is #3B2F2F?

#3B2F2F is a dark, grayish red known as Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B2F2F?

The RGB value is 59, 47, 47: 59 red, 47 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B2F2F?

The complementary color is #2F3B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B2F2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B2F2F color

#3B2F2F rgb(59, 47, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B2F2F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 18.4% green and 18.4% blue (59, 47, 47).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 77% black.

This exact color is also called Smoked Black Coffee.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#3B2F2F color codes

HEX	`#3B2F2F`
RGB	`rgb(59, 47, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 18.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 20%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.71, 5.45, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.71, 5.82, 20.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.333, 3.168, 3.125)`
Decimal	`3878703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B2F2F, 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 #3B2F2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B2F2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #3B2F2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b2f2f; }
.text { color: #3b2f2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b2f2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 47 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b2f2f, #3b352f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #3B2F2F?: #3B2F2F is a dark, grayish red known as Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B2F2F?: The RGB value is 59, 47, 47: 59 red, 47 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B2F2F?: The complementary color is #2F3B3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B2F2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.