What color is #3F242C?

#3F242C 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 #3F242C?

The RGB value is 63, 36, 44: 63 red, 36 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F242C?

The complementary color is #243F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F242C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F242C color

#3F242C rgb(63, 36, 44)

Shades of red

The hex color #3F242C is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 14.1% green and 17.3% blue (63, 36, 44).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 27% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 30% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#3F242C color codes

HEX	`#3F242C`
RGB	`rgb(63, 36, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 14.1%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 27%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 43%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 30%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.92, 14.15, 0.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.92, 14.15, 0.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.135, 2.501, 2.7)`
Decimal	`4138028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F242C, 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 #3F242C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F242C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	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 #3F242C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f242c; }
.text { color: #3f242c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f242c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 36 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f242c, #3f2a24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3F242C?: #3F242C 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 #3F242C?: The RGB value is 63, 36, 44: 63 red, 36 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F242C?: The complementary color is #243F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F242C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.5:1 and white text 14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.