What color is #3F2B34?

#3F2B34 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F2B34?

The RGB value is 63, 43, 52: 63 red, 43 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F2B34?

The complementary color is #2B3F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F2B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F2B34 color

#3F2B34 rgb(63, 43, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F2B34 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 16.9% green and 20.4% blue (63, 43, 52).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 19% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 17% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#3F2B34 color codes

HEX	`#3F2B34`
RGB	`rgb(63, 43, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 16.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 19%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 32%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 17%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.17, 10.95, -2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.17, 11.15, 349.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.534, 3.033, 3.647)`
Decimal	`4139828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F2B34, 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 #3F2B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F2B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #3F2B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f2b34; }
.text { color: #3f2b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f2b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 43 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f2b34, #3f2c2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #3F2B34?: #3F2B34 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F2B34?: The RGB value is 63, 43, 52: 63 red, 43 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F2B34?: The complementary color is #2B3F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F2B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.