What color is #3E1F28?

#3E1F28 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 #3E1F28?

The RGB value is 62, 31, 40: 62 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E1F28?

The complementary color is #1F3E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E1F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E1F28 color

#3E1F28 rgb(62, 31, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #3E1F28 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 12.2% green and 15.7% blue (62, 31, 40).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 33% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 35% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#3E1F28 color codes

HEX	`#3E1F28`
RGB	`rgb(62, 31, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 12.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 33%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 50%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 35%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.29, 16.32, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.29, 16.33, 2.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.86, 2.158, 2.273)`
Decimal	`4071208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E1F28, 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 #3E1F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E1F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #3E1F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e1f28; }
.text { color: #3e1f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e1f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 31 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e1f28, #3e251f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3E1F28?: #3E1F28 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 #3E1F28?: The RGB value is 62, 31, 40: 62 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E1F28?: The complementary color is #1F3E35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E1F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.