What color is #3D202B?

#3D202B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D202B?

The RGB value is 61, 32, 43: 61 red, 32 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D202B?

The complementary color is #203D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D202B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D202B color

#3D202B rgb(61, 32, 43)

Shades of red

The hex color #3D202B is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 12.5% green and 16.9% blue (61, 32, 43).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 31% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 30% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#3D202B color codes

HEX	`#3D202B`
RGB	`rgb(61, 32, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 12.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 31%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 48%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 30%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.5, 15.73, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.5, 15.78, 355.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.877, 2.2, 2.558)`
Decimal	`4005931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D202B, 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 #3D202B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D202B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #3D202B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d202b; }
.text { color: #3d202b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d202b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 32 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d202b, #3d2320); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3D202B?: #3D202B is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D202B?: The RGB value is 61, 32, 43: 61 red, 32 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D202B?: The complementary color is #203D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D202B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.