What color is #392D2B?

#392D2B is a very dark, grayish red known as Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mole?

The RGB value is 57, 45, 43: 57 red, 45 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mole?

The complementary color is #2B3739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392D2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mole color: hex code #392D2B

#392D2B rgb(57, 45, 43)

Shades of black

Mole has the hex code #392D2B. It is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 17.6% green and 16.9% blue (57, 45, 43).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

Mole (#392D2B) color codes

HEX	`#392D2B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 45, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 17.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.73, 5.1, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.73, 6.11, 33.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.062, 2.921, 2.688)`
Decimal	`3747115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mole, 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 #392D2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392D2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #392D2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392d2b; }
.text { color: #392d2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392d2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 45 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392d2b, #39342b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

See #392D2B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #392D2B?: #392D2B is a very dark, grayish red known as Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mole?: The RGB value is 57, 45, 43: 57 red, 45 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mole?: The complementary color is #2B3739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392D2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.