HEX Color #3D022B (Black)

About #3D022B

The precise color #3D022B is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Black. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 61, 2, and 43.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 97% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#3D022B

RGB61, 2, 43

HSL318.3°, 93.7%, 12.4%

CMYK0%, 97%, 30%, 76%

HSV318.3°, 96.7%, 23.9%

LAB10.6, 31.5, -10.1

XYZ2.4, 1.2, 2.4

Decimal3998251

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#3D022B #023C14

Analogous

#31023C #3C020D

Triadic

#2A3C02 #022A3C

Tetradic

#3C3102 #023C14 #020D3C

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#3D022B

#521E42

#683A5A

#7D5671

#937289

#A88EA0

#BEAAB8

#D3C6CF

#E9E2E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#3D022B

#360126

#2F0121

#28011C

#210117

#1B0013

#14000E

#0D0009

#060004

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

16.91:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.24:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

16.16:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.06:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #3D022B; }

.text-color { color: #3D022B; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #3D022B; }

Similar Colors

Black

#000000