What color is #3D3240?

#3D3240 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3D3240?

The RGB value is 61, 50, 64: 61 red, 50 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3D3240?

The complementary color is #354032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3D3240?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3D3240 color

#3D3240 rgb(61, 50, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3D3240 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.9% red, 19.6% green and 25.1% blue (61, 50, 64).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 12% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#3D3240 color codes

HEX	`#3D3240`
RGB	`rgb(61, 50, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.9%, 19.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 12%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 22%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 22%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.46, 8.02, -6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.46, 10.59, 319.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.99, 3.644, 5.343)`
Decimal	`4010560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3D3240, 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 #3D3240	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3D3240 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #3D3240 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3d3240; }
.text { color: #3d3240; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3d3240; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(61 50 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3d3240, #40323c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3D3240?: #3D3240 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3D3240?: The RGB value is 61, 50, 64: 61 red, 50 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3D3240?: The complementary color is #354032, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3D3240?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.