What color is #3E2C38?

#3E2C38 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E2C38?

The RGB value is 62, 44, 56: 62 red, 44 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E2C38?

The complementary color is #2C3E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E2C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E2C38 color

#3E2C38 rgb(62, 44, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E2C38 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 17.3% green and 22% blue (62, 44, 56).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 17% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 10% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#3E2C38 color codes

HEX	`#3E2C38`
RGB	`rgb(62, 44, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 17.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 17%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 29%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 10%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.48, 10.68, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.48, 11.55, 337.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.601, 3.111, 4.151)`
Decimal	`4074552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E2C38, 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 #3E2C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E2C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #3E2C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e2c38; }
.text { color: #3e2c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e2c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 44 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e2c38, #3e2c2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E2C38?: #3E2C38 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E2C38?: The RGB value is 62, 44, 56: 62 red, 44 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E2C38?: The complementary color is #2C3E32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E2C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.