What color is #3E2937?

#3E2937 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E2937?

The RGB value is 62, 41, 55: 62 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2937?

The complementary color is #293E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2937?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2937 color

#3E2937 rgb(62, 41, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3E2937 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 16.1% green and 21.6% blue (62, 41, 55).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 20% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 11% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#3E2937 color codes

HEX	`#3E2937`
RGB	`rgb(62, 41, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 16.1%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 20%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 34%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.58, 12.49, -5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.58, 13.48, 337.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.469, 2.886, 3.988)`
Decimal	`4073783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2937, 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 #3E2937	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2937 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #3E2937 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2937; }
.text { color: #3e2937; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2937; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 41 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2937, #3e292d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E2937?: #3E2937 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E2937?: The RGB value is 62, 41, 55: 62 red, 41 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2937?: The complementary color is #293E30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2937?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.