What color is #3E292B?

#3E292B 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 #3E292B?

The RGB value is 62, 41, 43: 62 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E292B?

The complementary color is #293E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E292B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E292B color

#3E292B rgb(62, 41, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #3E292B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 16.1% green and 16.9% blue (62, 41, 43).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 20% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#3E292B color codes

HEX	`#3E292B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 41, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 16.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 20%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 34%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.16, 10.16, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.16, 10.5, 14.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.216, 2.785, 2.653)`
Decimal	`4073771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E292B, 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 #3E292B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E292B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #3E292B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e292b; }
.text { color: #3e292b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e292b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 41 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e292b, #3e3229); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3E292B?: #3E292B 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 #3E292B?: The RGB value is 62, 41, 43: 62 red, 41 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E292B?: The complementary color is #293E3C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E292B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.