What color is #3C152F?

#3C152F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C152F?

The RGB value is 60, 21, 47: 60 red, 21 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C152F?

The complementary color is #153C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C152F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C152F color

#3C152F rgb(60, 21, 47)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C152F is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 8.2% green and 18.4% blue (60, 21, 47).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 48% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 22% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.67:1).

#3C152F color codes

HEX	`#3C152F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 21, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 8.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 48%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 65%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 22%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.84, 22.89, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.84, 24.29, 340.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.645, 1.702, 2.878)`
Decimal	`3937583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C152F, 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 #3C152F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C152F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.67:1	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 #3C152F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c152f; }
.text { color: #3c152f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c152f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 21 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c152f, #3c151c); }

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Questions

What color is #3C152F?: #3C152F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C152F?: The RGB value is 60, 21, 47: 60 red, 21 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C152F?: The complementary color is #153C22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C152F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.