What color is #3E2740?

#3E2740 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E2740?

The RGB value is 62, 39, 64: 62 red, 39 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2740?

The complementary color is #294027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2740?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2740 color

#3E2740 rgb(62, 39, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E2740 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 15.3% green and 25.1% blue (62, 39, 64).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% 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 13.38:1).

#3E2740 color codes

HEX	`#3E2740`
RGB	`rgb(62, 39, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 15.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 39%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 39%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.41, 15.85, -11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.41, 19.6, 323.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.637, 2.845, 5.207)`
Decimal	`4073280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2740, 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 #3E2740	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2740 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #3E2740 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2740; }
.text { color: #3e2740; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2740; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 39 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2740, #402735); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3E2740?: #3E2740 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Void. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E2740?: The RGB value is 62, 39, 64: 62 red, 39 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2740?: The complementary color is #294027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2740?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.