What color is #3E1E32?

#3E1E32 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 #3E1E32?

The RGB value is 62, 30, 50: 62 red, 30 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1E32?

The complementary color is #1E3E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1E32 color

#3E1E32 rgb(62, 30, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E1E32 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 11.8% green and 19.6% blue (62, 30, 50).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 35% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 19% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#3E1E32 color codes

HEX	`#3E1E32`
RGB	`rgb(62, 30, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 11.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 35%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 52%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 19%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.42, 18.74, -6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.42, 19.78, 341.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.027, 2.183, 3.279)`
Decimal	`4070962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1E32, 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 #3E1E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	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 #3E1E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1e32; }
.text { color: #3e1e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 30 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1e32, #3e1e22); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E1E32?: #3E1E32 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 #3E1E32?: The RGB value is 62, 30, 50: 62 red, 30 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1E32?: The complementary color is #1E3E2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.