What color is #3D183A?

#3D183A 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 #3D183A?

The RGB value is 61, 24, 58: 61 red, 24 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D183A?

The complementary color is #183D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D183A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D183A color

#3D183A rgb(61, 24, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3D183A is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 9.4% green and 22.7% blue (61, 24, 58).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 44% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 5% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#3D183A color codes

HEX	`#3D183A`
RGB	`rgb(61, 24, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 9.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 44%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 61%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 5%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.23, 23.67, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.23, 27.42, 329.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.015, 1.951, 4.22)`
Decimal	`4003898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D183A, 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 #3D183A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D183A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #3D183A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d183a; }
.text { color: #3d183a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d183a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 24 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d183a, #3d1827); }

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Questions

What color is #3D183A?: #3D183A 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 #3D183A?: The RGB value is 61, 24, 58: 61 red, 24 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D183A?: The complementary color is #183D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D183A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.