What color is #3F3948?

#3F3948 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3F3948?

The RGB value is 63, 57, 72: 63 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3F3948?

The complementary color is #424839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3F3948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3F3948 color

#3F3948 rgb(63, 57, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #3F3948 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 24.7% red, 22.4% green and 28.2% blue (63, 57, 72).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Italian Grape (#413D4B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#3F3948 color codes

HEX	`#3F3948`
RGB	`rgb(63, 57, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(24.7%, 22.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 21%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.11, 6.1, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.11, 10.26, 306.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.683, 4.451, 6.742)`
Decimal	`4143432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3F3948, 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 #3F3948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#3F3948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #3F3948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3f3948; }
.text { color: #3f3948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3f3948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(63 57 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3f3948, #473948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #3F3948?: #3F3948 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Italian Grape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3F3948?: The RGB value is 63, 57, 72: 63 red, 57 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3F3948?: The complementary color is #424839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3F3948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.