What color is #3A1027?

#3A1027 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A1027?

The RGB value is 58, 16, 39: 58 red, 16 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A1027?

The complementary color is #103A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A1027?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A1027 color

#3A1027 rgb(58, 16, 39)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A1027 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 6.3% green and 15.3% blue (58, 16, 39).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 57% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 33% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#3A1027 color codes

HEX	`#3A1027`
RGB	`rgb(58, 16, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 6.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 57%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 72%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 33%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.07, 23.56, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.07, 24.08, 348.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.297, 1.417, 2.072)`
Decimal	`3805223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A1027, 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 #3A1027	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A1027 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #3A1027 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a1027; }
.text { color: #3a1027; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a1027; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 16 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a1027, #3a1012); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3A1027?: #3A1027 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A1027?: The RGB value is 58, 16, 39: 58 red, 16 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A1027?: The complementary color is #103A23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A1027?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.