What color is #3B273E?

#3B273E is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B273E?

The RGB value is 59, 39, 62: 59 red, 39 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B273E?

The complementary color is #2A3E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B273E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B273E color

#3B273E rgb(59, 39, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3B273E is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 15.3% green and 24.3% blue (59, 39, 62).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#3B273E color codes

HEX	`#3B273E`
RGB	`rgb(59, 39, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 15.3%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 23%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 37%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 37%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.92, 14.19, -10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.92, 17.92, 322.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.399, 2.729, 4.904)`
Decimal	`3876670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B273E, 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 #3B273E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3B273E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #3B273E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b273e; }
.text { color: #3b273e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b273e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 39 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b273e, #3e2736); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B273E?: #3B273E is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B273E?: The RGB value is 59, 39, 62: 59 red, 39 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B273E?: The complementary color is #2A3E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B273E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.