What color is #3C2E41?

#3C2E41 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3C2E41?

The RGB value is 60, 46, 65: 60 red, 46 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3C2E41?

The complementary color is #33412E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3C2E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3C2E41 color

#3C2E41 rgb(60, 46, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3C2E41 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.5% red, 18% green and 25.5% blue (60, 46, 65).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 17% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#3C2E41 color codes

HEX	`#3C2E41`
RGB	`rgb(60, 46, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.5%, 18%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 17%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 29%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 29%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.19, 10.57, -9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.19, 14.22, 317.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.794, 3.296, 5.436)`
Decimal	`3944001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3C2E41, 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 #3C2E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3C2E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #3C2E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3c2e41; }
.text { color: #3c2e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3c2e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(60 46 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3c2e41, #412e3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3C2E41?: #3C2E41 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3C2E41?: The RGB value is 60, 46, 65: 60 red, 46 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3C2E41?: The complementary color is #33412E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3C2E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.