What color is #3F3749?

#3F3749 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 #3F3749?

The RGB value is 63, 55, 73: 63 red, 55 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3749?

The complementary color is #414937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3749?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3749 color

#3F3749 rgb(63, 55, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3749 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 21.6% green and 28.6% blue (63, 55, 73).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#3F3749 color codes

HEX	`#3F3749`
RGB	`rgb(63, 55, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 21.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.55, 7.69, -9.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.55, 12.43, 308.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.618, 4.27, 6.883)`
Decimal	`4142921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3749, 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 #3F3749	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3749 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #3F3749 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3749; }
.text { color: #3f3749; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3749; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 55 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3749, #483749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #3F3749?: #3F3749 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 #3F3749?: The RGB value is 63, 55, 73: 63 red, 55 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3749?: The complementary color is #414937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3749?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.