What color is #3D242F?

#3D242F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D242F?

The RGB value is 61, 36, 47: 61 red, 36 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D242F?

The complementary color is #243D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D242F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D242F color

#3D242F rgb(61, 36, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #3D242F is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 14.1% green and 18.4% blue (61, 36, 47).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 23% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#3D242F color codes

HEX	`#3D242F`
RGB	`rgb(61, 36, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 14.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 41%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 23%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.73, 13.81, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.73, 13.99, 350.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.068, 2.459, 3.002)`
Decimal	`4006959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D242F, 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 #3D242F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D242F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #3D242F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d242f; }
.text { color: #3d242f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d242f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 36 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d242f, #3d2624); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3D242F?: #3D242F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D242F?: The RGB value is 61, 36, 47: 61 red, 36 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D242F?: The complementary color is #243D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D242F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.