What color is #3A133C?

#3A133C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3A133C?

The RGB value is 58, 19, 60: 58 red, 19 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3A133C?

The complementary color is #153C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3A133C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3A133C color

#3A133C rgb(58, 19, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3A133C is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.7% red, 7.5% green and 23.5% blue (58, 19, 60).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 52% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.69:1).

#3A133C color codes

HEX	`#3A133C`
RGB	`rgb(58, 19, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.7%, 7.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 52%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 68%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 68%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.78, 25.95, -17.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.78, 31.33, 325.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.793, 1.692, 4.453)`
Decimal	`3806012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3A133C, 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 #3A133C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3A133C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #3A133C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3a133c; }
.text { color: #3a133c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3a133c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(58 19 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3a133c, #3c132a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3A133C?: #3A133C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3A133C?: The RGB value is 58, 19, 60: 58 red, 19 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3A133C?: The complementary color is #153C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3A133C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.