What color is #3E2533?

#3E2533 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 #3E2533?

The RGB value is 62, 37, 51: 62 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2533?

The complementary color is #253E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2533 color

#3E2533 rgb(62, 37, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E2533 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 14.5% green and 20% blue (62, 37, 51).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 25% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 18% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#3E2533 color codes

HEX	`#3E2533`
RGB	`rgb(62, 37, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 14.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 25%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 40%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 18%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.31, 14.35, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.31, 14.95, 343.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.246, 2.586, 3.46)`
Decimal	`4072755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2533, 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 #3E2533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #3E2533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2533; }
.text { color: #3e2533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 37 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2533, #3e2527); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E2533?: #3E2533 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 #3E2533?: The RGB value is 62, 37, 51: 62 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2533?: The complementary color is #253E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.