What color is #3F2A32?

#3F2A32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2A32?

The RGB value is 63, 42, 50: 63 red, 42 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2A32?

The complementary color is #2A3F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2A32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2A32 color

#3F2A32 rgb(63, 42, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #3F2A32 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 16.5% green and 19.6% blue (63, 42, 50).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 21% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#3F2A32 color codes

HEX	`#3F2A32`
RGB	`rgb(63, 42, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 16.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 21%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.81, 11.23, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.81, 11.3, 353.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.454, 2.943, 3.403)`
Decimal	`4139570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2A32, 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 #3F2A32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2A32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #3F2A32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2a32; }
.text { color: #3f2a32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2a32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 42 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2a32, #3f2d2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3F2A32?: #3F2A32 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2A32?: The RGB value is 63, 42, 50: 63 red, 42 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2A32?: The complementary color is #2A3F37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2A32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.