What color is #3C243A?

#3C243A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C243A?

The RGB value is 60, 36, 58: 60 red, 36 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C243A?

The complementary color is #243C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C243A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C243A color

#3C243A rgb(60, 36, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C243A is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 14.1% green and 22.7% blue (60, 36, 58).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 3% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#3C243A color codes

HEX	`#3C243A`
RGB	`rgb(60, 36, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 14.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 3%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.04, 15.68, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.04, 18.33, 328.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.258, 2.528, 4.319)`
Decimal	`3941434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C243A, 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 #3C243A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C243A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #3C243A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c243a; }
.text { color: #3c243a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c243a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 36 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c243a, #3c242e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3C243A?: #3C243A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C243A?: The RGB value is 60, 36, 58: 60 red, 36 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C243A?: The complementary color is #243C26, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C243A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.