What color is #3F112E?

#3F112E is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F112E?

The RGB value is 63, 17, 46: 63 red, 17 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F112E?

The complementary color is #113F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F112E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F112E color

#3F112E rgb(63, 17, 46)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F112E is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 6.7% green and 18% blue (63, 17, 46).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 58% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 27% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#3F112E color codes

HEX	`#3F112E`
RGB	`rgb(63, 17, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 6.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 58%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 73%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 27%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.56, 25.95, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.56, 27.09, 343.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.744, 1.655, 2.759)`
Decimal	`4133166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F112E, 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 #3F112E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F112E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #3F112E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f112e; }
.text { color: #3f112e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f112e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 17 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f112e, #3f1117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F112E?: #3F112E is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F112E?: The RGB value is 63, 17, 46: 63 red, 17 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F112E?: The complementary color is #113F22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F112E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.