What color is #3E1825?

#3E1825 is a very dark, desaturated rose known as Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Black-Hearted?

The RGB value is 62, 24, 37: 62 red, 24 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Black-Hearted?

The complementary color is #183E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Black-Hearted color: hex code #3E1825

#3E1825 rgb(62, 24, 37)

Shades of red

Black-Hearted has the hex code #3E1825. It is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 9.4% green and 14.5% blue (62, 24, 37).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 40% yellow and 76% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

Black-Hearted (#3E1825) color codes

HEX	`#3E1825`
RGB	`rgb(62, 24, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 9.4%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 61%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 40%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.46, 20.25, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.46, 20.25, 0.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.647, 1.811, 1.96)`
Decimal	`4069413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Black-Hearted, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3E1825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3E1825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1825; }
.text { color: #3e1825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 24 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1825, #3e1e18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

See #3E1825 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #3E1825?: #3E1825 is a very dark, desaturated rose known as Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Black-Hearted?: The RGB value is 62, 24, 37: 62 red, 24 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Black-Hearted?: The complementary color is #183E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.