Information about #3B2331 color

#3B2331 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#3B2331 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(59, 35, 49) — 23.1% red, 13.7% green, 19.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 4 / 77. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #3B2331 reads as a moderately toned pink-red rose and stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chocolate Fish (#3A2833). Slightly further away sit Conundrum (#3C202C) and Zeppelin (#382A34).

The recipe behind #3B2331 is rgb(59, 35, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #3B2331: 14.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:77), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#3B2331 color variations

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#3B2331 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #3B2331

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conundrum color link
Conundrum

#3C202C

Zeppelin color link
Zeppelin

#382A34

Upstage color link
Upstage

#332033

Melanzane color link
Melanzane

#342931

Havana color link
Havana

#3B2B2C

Deep Purple color link
Deep Purple

#3A243B

Blackadder color link
Blackadder

#382D32

Passion color link
Passion

#3B2A39

Fake Purple color link
Fake Purple

#43242A

Cave Rock color link
Cave Rock

#372C2C

Dark Crimson color link
Dark Crimson

#402327

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#3B2331
  • RGB59, 35, 49
  • CMYK0, 9, 4, 77
  • CSSrgb(59, 35, 49)
  • HSL325°, 26%, 18%
  • HSL Precise325°, 25.532%, 18.431%
  • HSV325°, 41%, 23%
  • HSB325°, 41%, 23%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
  • GLSLvec3(0.231, 0.137, 0.192)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.231, 0.137, 0.192, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.231, 0.137, 0.192)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID3B2331
  • DECIMAL ID3875633
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01