What color is #3C2734?

#3C2734 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2734?

The RGB value is 60, 39, 52: 60 red, 39 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2734?

The complementary color is #273C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2734?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2734 color

#3C2734 rgb(60, 39, 52)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C2734 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 15.3% green and 20.4% blue (60, 39, 52).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 21% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 13% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#3C2734 color codes

HEX	`#3C2734`
RGB	`rgb(60, 39, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 15.3%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 21%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 35%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 13%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, 12.35, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 13.12, 340.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.209, 2.66, 3.593)`
Decimal	`3942196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2734, 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 #3C2734	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2734 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #3C2734 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2734; }
.text { color: #3c2734; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2734; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 39 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2734, #3c272a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C2734?: #3C2734 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2734?: The RGB value is 60, 39, 52: 60 red, 39 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2734?: The complementary color is #273C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2734?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.