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#3C1942 — Deep Muted Pink

#3C1942 is a pink color we call Deep Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #3C1942 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#3C1942 is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1F4319; it also sits naturally between #281943 and #431934. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#3C1942 · RGB 60, 25, 66

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Color values

HEX#3C1942
RGB60, 25, 66
HSL291°, 45%, 18%
HSV291°, 62%, 26%
CMYK9%, 62%, 0%, 74%
XYZ3.19, 2.05, 5.38
Yxy2.05, 0.3007, 0.1929
CIE-Lab15.74, 24.53, -18.67
Hunter Lab14.32, 15.79, -13.55

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 24% · Green 10% · Blue 26%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 74%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #3C1942 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #3C1942 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #3C1942

.text { color: #3C1942; }
.background { background-color: #3C1942; }
.border { border: 3px solid #3C1942; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(60, 25, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 45%, 18%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #3C1942; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(60, 25, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #3C1942; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(60, 25, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#3C1942">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#3C1942">Div content here</div>

Shades of #3C1942

#39183F#321537#2F1434#28112C#250F29#220E25#1B0B1E#170A1A#110712#0D060F

Tints of #3C1942

#572460#72307E#893A98#A445B5#B460C3#C27ECE#D09BD9#DCB5E3#EAD3EE#F8F0F9

Tones of #3C1942

#3A1C40#381F3D#36223A#342537#322834#302B31

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1F4319:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text14.90:1 AAA
Against black text1.41:1 Fails

Best text color on #3C1942: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #3C1942

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #3C1942: ·

How #3C1942 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #2D2D38Deuteranopia · #2F3236Tritanopia · #3A302F

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap dark · #212529Tailwind neutral 600 · #525252Tailwind stone 600 · #57534E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #3C1942 rather than the exact color:

Electric Ruby Tempest
#E1BEE4 · #A661AD · #612E66 · #3C1D3F
Electric Horizon
#E198DD · #D16BCB · #C440BC · #40173D
Velvet Ruby Drift
#2C6267 · #171834 · #35143B · #752C3E
Frozen Lagoon
#0A2716 · #1B373D · #1F2469 · #3C2347
Honey Ruby Garden
#AF88C9 · #975ABE · #61377C · #3A2249
Dusty Meadow
#2D1351 · #461E3E · #582323 · #66581B

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#3C1D3F#40173D#35143B#3C2347#3A2249#461E3E#311D3F#321242#342147#301B3F#321E48#3F134D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #3C1941  ·  #3C1943 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #3C1942?

#3C1942 is Deep Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 60, 25, 66). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #3C1942?

#3C1942 is RGB 60, 25, 66 — HSL 291°, 45%, 18% — CMYK 9%, 62%, 0%, 74%.

What colors go with #3C1942?

Its complement is #1F4319; analogous partners are #281943 and #431934. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #3C1942 for text?

White text on #3C1942 has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.41:1.