What color is #3E1E2A?

#3E1E2A 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 #3E1E2A?

The RGB value is 62, 30, 42: 62 red, 30 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1E2A?

The complementary color is #1E3E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1E2A color

#3E1E2A rgb(62, 30, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #3E1E2A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 11.8% green and 16.5% blue (62, 30, 42).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 35% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 32% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#3E1E2A color codes

HEX	`#3E1E2A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 30, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 11.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 35%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 52%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 32%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.11, 17.29, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.11, 17.33, 356.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.869, 2.12, 2.448)`
Decimal	`4070954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1E2A, 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 #3E1E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #3E1E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1e2a; }
.text { color: #3e1e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 30 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1e2a, #3e221e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E1E2A?: #3E1E2A 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 #3E1E2A?: The RGB value is 62, 30, 42: 62 red, 30 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1E2A?: The complementary color is #1E3E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.