What color is #3F1931?

#3F1931 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F1931?

The RGB value is 63, 25, 49: 63 red, 25 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F1931?

The complementary color is #193F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F1931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F1931 color

#3F1931 rgb(63, 25, 49)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F1931 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 9.8% green and 19.2% blue (63, 25, 49).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 43% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 22% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#3F1931 color codes

HEX	`#3F1931`
RGB	`rgb(63, 25, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 9.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 43%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 60%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 22%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.35, 22.04, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.35, 23.19, 341.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.952, 1.974, 3.131)`
Decimal	`4135217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F1931, 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 #3F1931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F1931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #3F1931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f1931; }
.text { color: #3f1931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f1931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 25 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f1931, #3f191e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3F1931?: #3F1931 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F1931?: The RGB value is 63, 25, 49: 63 red, 25 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F1931?: The complementary color is #193F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F1931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.