#3B2A22 · near Espresso

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#3B2A22 (RGB 59, 42, 34) is a dark, nearly neutral gray, closest to Espresso and near Jet and Gunmetal. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #3B2A22 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 30% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 46°.

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HEX#3B2A22
RGBrgb(59, 42, 34)
HSLhsl(19, 27%, 18%)
CMYK0, 29, 42, 77
CSS var--espresso
Contrast13.63:1 white · 1.54:1 black

Similar named colors

Espresso #3C2218Jet #343434Gunmetal #2A3439Onyx #353839Raisin #242124

How to use #3B2A22

White text passes WCAG AA on #3B2A22 (13.63:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #3B2A22 with its analogous neighbors #3A2226 and #3A3622; for contrast use its complement #22323A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--espresso: #3B2A22;

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#3B2A22 hex color card: near Espresso, RGB 59, 42, 34
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Shades & tints

#0C0807#18110E#231914#2F221B#3B2A22#62554E#897F7A#B1AAA7#D8D4D3

Color harmonies for #3B2A22

Complementary

#3B2A22#22323A

Analogous

#3B2A22#3A2226#3A3622

Triadic

#3B2A22#223A29#29223A

Split complementary

#3B2A22#223A36#22263A

Tetradic

#3B2A22#263A22#22323A#36223A

Palettes with #3B2A22