What color is #3E3241?

#3E3241 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3E3241?

The RGB value is 62, 50, 65: 62 red, 50 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3E3241?

The complementary color is #354132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3E3241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3E3241 color

#3E3241 rgb(62, 50, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3E3241 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.3% red, 19.6% green and 25.5% blue (62, 50, 65).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 13% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#3E3241 color codes

HEX	`#3E3241`
RGB	`rgb(62, 50, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.3%, 19.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 13%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 23%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.61, 8.67, -7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.61, 11.37, 319.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.081, 3.687, 5.497)`
Decimal	`4076097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3E3241, 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 #3E3241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3E3241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #3E3241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3e3241; }
.text { color: #3e3241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3e3241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(62 50 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3e3241, #41323d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3E3241?: #3E3241 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3E3241?: The RGB value is 62, 50, 65: 62 red, 50 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3E3241?: The complementary color is #354132, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3E3241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.