What color is #3D0909?

#3D0909 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D0909?

The RGB value is 61, 9, 9: 61 red, 9 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D0909?

The complementary color is #093D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D0909?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D0909 color

#3D0909 rgb(61, 9, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #3D0909 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 3.5% green and 3.5% blue (61, 9, 9).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 74% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 85% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#3D0909 color codes

HEX	`#3D0909`
RGB	`rgb(61, 9, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 3.5%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 74%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 85%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 85%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.61, 24.96, 12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.61, 28.06, 27.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.072, 1.208, 0.382)`
Decimal	`4000009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D0909, 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 #3D0909	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D0909 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #3D0909 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d0909; }
.text { color: #3d0909; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d0909; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 9 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d0909, #3d2309); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #3D0909?: #3D0909 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D0909?: The RGB value is 61, 9, 9: 61 red, 9 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D0909?: The complementary color is #093D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D0909?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.