What color is #3C193F?

#3C193F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C193F?

The RGB value is 60, 25, 63: 60 red, 25 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C193F?

The complementary color is #1C3F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C193F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C193F color

#3C193F rgb(60, 25, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C193F is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 9.8% green and 24.7% blue (60, 25, 63).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#3C193F color codes

HEX	`#3C193F`
RGB	`rgb(60, 25, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 9.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 60%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 60%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.57, 23.83, -16.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.57, 29.19, 324.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.108, 2.015, 4.927)`
Decimal	`3938623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C193F, 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 #3C193F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C193F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #3C193F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c193f; }
.text { color: #3c193f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c193f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 25 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c193f, #3f192f); }

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Questions

What color is #3C193F?: #3C193F is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C193F?: The RGB value is 60, 25, 63: 60 red, 25 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C193F?: The complementary color is #1C3F19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C193F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.