What color is #3E2332?

#3E2332 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E2332?

The RGB value is 62, 35, 50: 62 red, 35 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2332?

The complementary color is #233E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2332?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2332 color

#3E2332 rgb(62, 35, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E2332 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 13.7% green and 19.6% blue (62, 35, 50).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 19% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.08:1).

#3E2332 color codes

HEX	`#3E2332`
RGB	`rgb(62, 35, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 13.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 19%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.72, 15.48, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.72, 16.09, 344.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.163, 2.457, 3.325)`
Decimal	`4072242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2332, 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 #3E2332	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2332 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #3E2332 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2332; }
.text { color: #3e2332; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2332; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 35 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2332, #3e2324); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E2332?: #3E2332 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E2332?: The RGB value is 62, 35, 50: 62 red, 35 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2332?: The complementary color is #233E2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2332?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.