What color is #3F1320?

#3F1320 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F1320?

The RGB value is 63, 19, 32: 63 red, 19 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F1320?

The complementary color is #133F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F1320?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F1320 color

#3F1320 rgb(63, 19, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #3F1320 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 7.5% green and 12.5% blue (63, 19, 32).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 54% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 49% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.84:1).

#3F1320 color codes

HEX	`#3F1320`
RGB	`rgb(63, 19, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 7.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 54%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 70%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 49%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.39, 22.86, 2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.39, 22.97, 5.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.544, 1.627, 1.546)`
Decimal	`4133664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F1320, 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 #3F1320	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F1320 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.84:1	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 #3F1320 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f1320; }
.text { color: #3f1320; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f1320; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 19 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f1320, #3f1c13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F1320?: #3F1320 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F1320?: The RGB value is 63, 19, 32: 63 red, 19 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F1320?: The complementary color is #133F32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F1320?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.