What color is #3D2A33?

#3D2A33 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D2A33?

The RGB value is 61, 42, 51: 61 red, 42 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D2A33?

The complementary color is #2A3D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D2A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D2A33 color

#3D2A33 rgb(61, 42, 51)

Shades of black

The hex color #3D2A33 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 16.5% green and 20% blue (61, 42, 51).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 18% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 16% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#3D2A33 color codes

HEX	`#3D2A33`
RGB	`rgb(61, 42, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 16.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 18%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 31%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 16%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.59, 10.55, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.59, 10.8, 347.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.35, 2.887, 3.512)`
Decimal	`4008499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D2A33, 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 #3D2A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D2A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #3D2A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d2a33; }
.text { color: #3d2a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d2a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 42 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d2a33, #3d2b2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3D2A33?: #3D2A33 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D2A33?: The RGB value is 61, 42, 51: 61 red, 42 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D2A33?: The complementary color is #2A3D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D2A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.