What color is #3F1117?

#3F1117 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F1117?

The RGB value is 63, 17, 23: 63 red, 17 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F1117?

The complementary color is #113F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F1117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F1117 color

#3F1117 rgb(63, 17, 23)

Shades of red

The hex color #3F1117 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 6.7% green and 9% blue (63, 17, 23).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 58% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 63% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#3F1117 color codes

HEX	`#3F1117`
RGB	`rgb(63, 17, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 6.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 58%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 73%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 63%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.73, 22.94, 7.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.73, 24.29, 19.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.405, 1.52, 0.977)`
Decimal	`4133143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F1117, 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 #3F1117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F1117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #3F1117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f1117; }
.text { color: #3f1117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f1117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 17 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f1117, #3f2211); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #3F1117?: #3F1117 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F1117?: The RGB value is 63, 17, 23: 63 red, 17 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F1117?: The complementary color is #113F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F1117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.