What color is #3C0E27?

#3C0E27 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 #3C0E27?

The RGB value is 60, 14, 39: 60 red, 14 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C0E27?

The complementary color is #0E3C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C0E27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C0E27 color

#3C0E27 rgb(60, 14, 39)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C0E27 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 5.5% green and 15.3% blue (60, 14, 39).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 35% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#3C0E27 color codes

HEX	`#3C0E27`
RGB	`rgb(60, 14, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 5.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 77%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 35%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.1, 25.3, -4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.1, 25.77, 349.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.387, 1.421, 2.068)`
Decimal	`3935783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C0E27, 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 #3C0E27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C0E27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	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 #3C0E27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c0e27; }
.text { color: #3c0e27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c0e27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 14 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c0e27, #3c0e10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C0E27?: #3C0E27 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 #3C0E27?: The RGB value is 60, 14, 39: 60 red, 14 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C0E27?: The complementary color is #0E3C23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C0E27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.