What color is #3F2533?

#3F2533 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2533?

The RGB value is 63, 37, 51: 63 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2533?

The complementary color is #253F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2533 color

#3F2533 rgb(63, 37, 51)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F2533 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 14.5% green and 20% blue (63, 37, 51).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 26% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 19% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#3F2533 color codes

HEX	`#3F2533`
RGB	`rgb(63, 37, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 14.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 26%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 41%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 19%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.45, 14.78, -3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.45, 15.3, 344.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.309, 2.619, 3.463)`
Decimal	`4138291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2533, 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 #3F2533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #3F2533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2533; }
.text { color: #3f2533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 37 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2533, #3f2526); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F2533?: #3F2533 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2533?: The RGB value is 63, 37, 51: 63 red, 37 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2533?: The complementary color is #253F31, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.