#3a3231

Color #3a3231

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.72 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#3a3231

RGB

rgb(58, 50, 49)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 8.4%, 21%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 15.5%, 22.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 15.5%, 77.3%)

LAB

lab(21.59, 3.37, 1.95)

LCH

lch(21.59, 3.89, 30.06)

OKLCH

oklch(32.5%, 0.0117, 26.35)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 19.2%, 77.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#31393a

Analogous

#3a3135

#3a3231

#3a3731

Triadic

#3a3231

#313a32

#32313a

Split-complementary

#3a3231

#313a37

#31353a

Tetradic

#3a3231

#393a31

#31393a

#32313a

Square

#3a3231

#353a31

#31393a

#37313a

Shades

Color #3a3231 mixed toward black.

#302a29

#272121

#1d1919

#131110

#0a0808

Tints

Color #3a3231 mixed toward white.

#5e5150

#83716f

#a39492

#c1b7b6

#e0dbdb

Tones

Color #3a3231 mixed toward gray.

#393332

#393333

#383433

#373434

#363535

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.68:1

White text reads better on this background (12.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#373731 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#373831 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#3a3131 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 4.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #3a3231;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a3231]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#3a3231 (#3a3231) is rgb(58, 50, 49) in RGB.

No, #3a3231 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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