What color is #3F1928?

#3F1928 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F1928?

The RGB value is 63, 25, 40: 63 red, 25 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F1928?

The complementary color is #193F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F1928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F1928 color

#3F1928 rgb(63, 25, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #3F1928 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 9.8% green and 15.7% blue (63, 25, 40).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 37% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#3F1928 color codes

HEX	`#3F1928`
RGB	`rgb(63, 25, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 9.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 60%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 37%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.98, 20.52, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.98, 20.56, 356.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.781, 1.905, 2.228)`
Decimal	`4135208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F1928, 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 #3F1928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F1928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #3F1928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f1928; }
.text { color: #3f1928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f1928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 25 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f1928, #3f1d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F1928?: #3F1928 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F1928?: The RGB value is 63, 25, 40: 63 red, 25 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F1928?: The complementary color is #193F30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F1928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.