What color is #3B133C?

#3B133C 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 #3B133C?

The RGB value is 59, 19, 60: 59 red, 19 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B133C?

The complementary color is #143C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B133C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B133C color

#3B133C rgb(59, 19, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B133C is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 7.5% green and 23.5% blue (59, 19, 60).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 52% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#3B133C color codes

HEX	`#3B133C`
RGB	`rgb(59, 19, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 7.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 52%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 68%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 68%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.95, 26.26, -17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.95, 31.43, 326.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.852, 1.722, 4.456)`
Decimal	`3871548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B133C, 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 #3B133C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B133C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	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 #3B133C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b133c; }
.text { color: #3b133c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b133c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 19 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b133c, #3c1329); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B133C?: #3B133C 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 #3B133C?: The RGB value is 59, 19, 60: 59 red, 19 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B133C?: The complementary color is #143C13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B133C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.