Information about #3E2828 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #3E2828 reads as a softly toned warm red and leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Crimson (#402327). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Havana (#3B2B2C) and Hot Chocolate (#3D2622).
The recipe behind #3E2828 is rgb(62, 40, 40), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #3E2828 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #3E2828 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#3E2828 color variations
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#3E2828 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#3E2828 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#3E2828 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#3E2828 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#3E2828 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #3E2828 color
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Nearest named colors to #3E2828
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#402327
#3B2B2C
#3D2622
#392C2A
#43242A
#3E2F28
#3B2E25
#3C2126
#412F28
#392523
#452924
#3B2820
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#3E2828
- RGB62, 40, 40
- CMYK0, 9, 9, 76
- CSSrgb(62, 40, 40)
- HSL0°, 22%, 20%
- HSL Precise0°, 21.569%, 20%
- HSV0°, 35%, 24%
- HSB0°, 35%, 24%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.243
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
- GLSLvec3(0.243, 0.157, 0.157)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.243, 0.157, 0.157, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.243, 0.157, 0.157)
- Percentage of Red in RGB24.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID3E2828
- DECIMAL ID4073512
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers32 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
