What color is #3E0F29?

#3E0F29 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E0F29?

The RGB value is 62, 15, 41: 62 red, 15 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E0F29?

The complementary color is #0F3E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E0F29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E0F29 color

#3E0F29 rgb(62, 15, 41)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E0F29 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 5.9% green and 16.1% blue (62, 15, 41).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 61% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 34% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#3E0F29 color codes

HEX	`#3E0F29`
RGB	`rgb(62, 15, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 5.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 61%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 76%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 34%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.77, 25.81, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.77, 26.36, 348.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.558, 1.526, 2.257)`
Decimal	`4067113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E0F29, 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 #3E0F29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E0F29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #3E0F29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e0f29; }
.text { color: #3e0f29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e0f29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 15 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e0f29, #3e0f12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E0F29?: #3E0F29 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E0F29?: The RGB value is 62, 15, 41: 62 red, 15 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E0F29?: The complementary color is #0F3E24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E0F29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.