What color is #3E233A?

#3E233A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E233A?

The RGB value is 62, 35, 58: 62 red, 35 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E233A?

The complementary color is #233E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E233A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E233A color

#3E233A rgb(62, 35, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E233A is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 13.7% green and 22.7% blue (62, 35, 58).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 28% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 6% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Purple Void (#442244), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#3E233A color codes

HEX	`#3E233A`
RGB	`rgb(62, 35, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 13.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 28%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 44%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 6%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.06, 17.14, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.06, 19.57, 331.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.351, 2.532, 4.314)`
Decimal	`4072250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E233A, 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 #3E233A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E233A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #3E233A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e233a; }
.text { color: #3e233a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e233a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 35 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e233a, #3e232c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3E233A?: #3E233A is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E233A?: The RGB value is 62, 35, 58: 62 red, 35 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E233A?: The complementary color is #233E27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E233A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.