What color is #3E272B?

#3E272B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E272B?

The RGB value is 62, 39, 43: 62 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E272B?

The complementary color is #273E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E272B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E272B color

#3E272B rgb(62, 39, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #3E272B is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 15.3% green and 16.9% blue (62, 39, 43).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 23% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 31% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#3E272B color codes

HEX	`#3E272B`
RGB	`rgb(62, 39, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 15.3%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 23%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 37%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 31%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.58, 11.51, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.58, 11.65, 8.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.148, 2.65, 2.631)`
Decimal	`4073259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E272B, 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 #3E272B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E272B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #3E272B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e272b; }
.text { color: #3e272b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e272b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 39 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e272b, #3e2f27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3E272B?: #3E272B is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E272B?: The RGB value is 62, 39, 43: 62 red, 39 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E272B?: The complementary color is #273E3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E272B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.