What color is #3E282C?

#3E282C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E282C?

The RGB value is 62, 40, 44: 62 red, 40 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E282C?

The complementary color is #283E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E282C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E282C color

#3E282C rgb(62, 40, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #3E282C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 15.7% green and 17.3% blue (62, 40, 44).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#3E282C color codes

HEX	`#3E282C`
RGB	`rgb(62, 40, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 15.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 22%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 35%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 29%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.9, 11.01, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.9, 11.13, 8.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.2, 2.724, 2.74)`
Decimal	`4073516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E282C, 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 #3E282C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E282C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #3E282C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e282c; }
.text { color: #3e282c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e282c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 40 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e282c, #3e2f28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3E282C?: #3E282C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E282C?: The RGB value is 62, 40, 44: 62 red, 40 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E282C?: The complementary color is #283E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E282C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.