What color is #3B3242?

#3B3242 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B3242?

The RGB value is 59, 50, 66: 59 red, 50 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B3242?

The complementary color is #394232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B3242?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B3242 color

#3B3242 rgb(59, 50, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3B3242 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 19.6% green and 25.9% blue (59, 50, 66).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 14% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#3B3242 color codes

HEX	`#3B3242`
RGB	`rgb(59, 50, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 19.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 14%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 24%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.32, 7.7, -8.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.32, 11.46, 312.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.927, 3.604, 5.642)`
Decimal	`3879490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B3242, 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 #3B3242	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B3242 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #3B3242 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b3242; }
.text { color: #3b3242; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b3242; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 50 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b3242, #423241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3B3242?: #3B3242 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B3242?: The RGB value is 59, 50, 66: 59 red, 50 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B3242?: The complementary color is #394232, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B3242?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.