What color is #3F142F?

#3F142F 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 #3F142F?

The RGB value is 63, 20, 47: 63 red, 20 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F142F?

The complementary color is #143F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F142F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F142F color

#3F142F rgb(63, 20, 47)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F142F is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 7.8% green and 18.4% blue (63, 20, 47).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 52% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 25% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.53:1).

#3F142F color codes

HEX	`#3F142F`
RGB	`rgb(63, 20, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 7.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 52%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 68%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 25%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.19, 24.54, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.19, 25.68, 342.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.813, 1.763, 2.881)`
Decimal	`4133935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F142F, 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 #3F142F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F142F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #3F142F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f142f; }
.text { color: #3f142f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f142f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 20 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f142f, #3f141a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F142F?: #3F142F 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 #3F142F?: The RGB value is 63, 20, 47: 63 red, 20 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F142F?: The complementary color is #143F24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F142F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.