What color is #3F2727?

#3F2727 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2727?

The RGB value is 63, 39, 39: 63 red, 39 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2727?

The complementary color is #273F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2727?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2727 color

#3F2727 rgb(63, 39, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F2727 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 15.3% green and 15.3% blue (63, 39, 39).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 38% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.72:1).

#3F2727 color codes

HEX	`#3F2727`
RGB	`rgb(63, 39, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 15.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 38%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 38%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.6, 11.31, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.6, 12.23, 22.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.142, 2.654, 2.266)`
Decimal	`4138791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2727, 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 #3F2727	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2727 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #3F2727 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2727; }
.text { color: #3f2727; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2727; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 39 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2727, #3f3327); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3F2727?: #3F2727 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2727?: The RGB value is 63, 39, 39: 63 red, 39 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2727?: The complementary color is #273F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2727?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.