What color is #3E0411?

#3E0411 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E0411?

The RGB value is 62, 4, 17: 62 red, 4 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E0411?

The complementary color is #043E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E0411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E0411 color

#3E0411 rgb(62, 4, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #3E0411 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 1.6% green and 6.7% blue (62, 4, 17).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 88% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 73% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.07:1).

#3E0411 color codes

HEX	`#3E0411`
RGB	`rgb(62, 4, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 1.6%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 88%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 94%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 73%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.2, 28.08, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.2, 29.32, 16.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.131, 1.152, 0.64)`
Decimal	`4064273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E0411, 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 #3E0411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E0411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #3E0411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e0411; }
.text { color: #3e0411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e0411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 4 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e0411, #3e1404); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E0411?: #3E0411 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E0411?: The RGB value is 62, 4, 17: 62 red, 4 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E0411?: The complementary color is #043E31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E0411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.