What color is #3F374A?

#3F374A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F374A?

The RGB value is 63, 55, 74: 63 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F374A?

The complementary color is #424A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F374A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F374A color

#3F374A rgb(63, 55, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #3F374A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 21.6% green and 29% blue (63, 55, 74).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 15% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#3F374A color codes

HEX	`#3F374A`
RGB	`rgb(63, 55, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 21.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 15%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 26%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 26%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.59, 7.95, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.59, 13.06, 307.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.652, 4.284, 7.059)`
Decimal	`4142922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F374A, 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 #3F374A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F374A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #3F374A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f374a; }
.text { color: #3f374a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f374a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 55 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f374a, #49374a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #3F374A?: #3F374A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F374A?: The RGB value is 63, 55, 74: 63 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F374A?: The complementary color is #424A37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F374A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.