Black Bean (#3D0C02)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 16.77:1 — vs black: 1.25:1

Color values

HEX #3D0C02
RGB rgb(61, 12, 2)
HSL hsl(10, 96%, 23%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 80.33, 96.72, 76.08 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #3D0C02 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Black Bean
#3D0C02 Base

#02333D

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Black Bean
#3D0C02 Base

#3D0215

#3D2902

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Black Bean
#3D0C02 Base

#023D0C

#0C023D

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Black Bean
#3D0C02 Base

#023D29

#02153D

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Black Bean
#3D0C02 Base

#153D02

#02333D

#29023D

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Black Bean
#3D0C02 Base

#190501

#651403

#871B04

#D12907

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Black Bean, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #190501

— #200601

— #270801

— #2E0902

— #360B02

Black Bean #3D0C02 Base

— #8F1C05

— #E02C07

— #F96243

— #FCA695

— #FEEAE6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #3D0C02. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #3D0C02;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #3D0C02;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #3D0C02;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #3D0C02,
        #026478
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #3D0C02,
        #026478
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$black-bean: #3D0C02;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$black-bean-r: 61;
$black-bean-g: 12;
$black-bean-b: 2;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $black-bean;
    color: rgba($black-bean-r, $black-bean-g, $black-bean-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Black Bean appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #3D0C02 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #222200 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #171703 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #3D0B0B Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #1D1D1D Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Black Bean ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Black Bean #3D0C02 Base

Bulgarian Rose #480607 ΔE 3.58

Dark Sienna #3C1414 ΔE 4.11

French Puce #4E1609 ΔE 4.63

Seal Brown #321414 ΔE 6.62

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.