What color is #3F1314?

#3F1314 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 #3F1314?

The RGB value is 63, 19, 20: 63 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F1314?

The complementary color is #133F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F1314?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F1314 color

#3F1314 rgb(63, 19, 20)

Shades of red

The hex color #3F1314 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 7.5% green and 7.8% blue (63, 19, 20).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 54% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 68% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.97:1).

#3F1314 color codes

HEX	`#3F1314`
RGB	`rgb(63, 19, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 7.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 54%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 70%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 68%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.07, 21.59, 10.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.07, 24.02, 26.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.409, 1.573, 0.838)`
Decimal	`4133652`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F1314, 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 #3F1314	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F1314 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #3F1314 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f1314; }
.text { color: #3f1314; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f1314; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 19 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f1314, #3f2813); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F1314?: #3F1314 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 #3F1314?: The RGB value is 63, 19, 20: 63 red, 19 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F1314?: The complementary color is #133F3E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F1314?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.