What color is #3F212C?

#3F212C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F212C?

The RGB value is 63, 33, 44: 63 red, 33 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F212C?

The complementary color is #213F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F212C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F212C color

#3F212C rgb(63, 33, 44)

Shades of red

The hex color #3F212C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 12.9% green and 17.3% blue (63, 33, 44).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 30% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.33:1).

#3F212C color codes

HEX	`#3F212C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 33, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 12.9%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 30%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.12, 16.12, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.12, 16.15, 356.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.048, 2.327, 2.671)`
Decimal	`4137260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F212C, 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 #3F212C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F212C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #3F212C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f212c; }
.text { color: #3f212c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f212c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 33 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f212c, #3f2521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F212C?: #3F212C is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F212C?: The RGB value is 63, 33, 44: 63 red, 33 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F212C?: The complementary color is #213F34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F212C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.