What color is #3E192F?

#3E192F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E192F?

The RGB value is 62, 25, 47: 62 red, 25 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E192F?

The complementary color is #193E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E192F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E192F color

#3E192F rgb(62, 25, 47)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E192F is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 9.8% green and 18.4% blue (62, 25, 47).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 24% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#3E192F color codes

HEX	`#3E192F`
RGB	`rgb(62, 25, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 9.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 60%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 24%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.09, 21.29, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.09, 22.17, 343.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.847, 1.925, 2.91)`
Decimal	`4069679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E192F, 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 #3E192F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E192F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #3E192F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e192f; }
.text { color: #3e192f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e192f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 25 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e192f, #3e191c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E192F?: #3E192F is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E192F?: The RGB value is 62, 25, 47: 62 red, 25 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E192F?: The complementary color is #193E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E192F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.