What color is #3B3129?

#3B3129 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3129?

The RGB value is 59, 49, 41: 59 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3129?

The complementary color is #29333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3129 color

#3B3129 rgb(59, 49, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3129 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 19.2% green and 16.1% blue (59, 49, 41).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 31% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#3B3129 color codes

HEX	`#3B3129`
RGB	`rgb(59, 49, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 19.2%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 31%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 31%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.16, 2.99, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.16, 7.41, 66.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.302, 3.287, 2.558)`
Decimal	`3879209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3129, 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 #3B3129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #3B3129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3129; }
.text { color: #3b3129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 49 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3129, #3b3a29); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B3129?: #3B3129 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3129?: The RGB value is 59, 49, 41: 59 red, 49 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3129?: The complementary color is #29333B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.