What color is #3F3647?

#3F3647 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3647?

The RGB value is 63, 54, 71: 63 red, 54 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3647?

The complementary color is #3E4736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3647?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3647 color

#3F3647 rgb(63, 54, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3647 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 21.2% green and 27.8% blue (63, 54, 71).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#3F3647 color codes

HEX	`#3F3647`
RGB	`rgb(63, 54, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 21.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 24%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.16, 7.86, -9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.16, 11.96, 311.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.506, 4.15, 6.524)`
Decimal	`4142663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3647, 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 #3F3647	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3647 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #3F3647 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3647; }
.text { color: #3f3647; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3647; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 54 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3647, #473647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #3F3647?: #3F3647 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3647?: The RGB value is 63, 54, 71: 63 red, 54 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3647?: The complementary color is #3E4736, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3647?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.