What color is #390500?

#390500 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #390500?

The RGB value is 57, 5, 0: 57 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #390500?

The complementary color is #003439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #390500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#390500 color

#390500 rgb(57, 5, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #390500 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 2% green and 0% blue (57, 5, 0).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#390500 color codes

HEX	`#390500`
RGB	`rgb(57, 5, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.81, 24.87, 13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.81, 28.45, 29.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.742, 0.979, 0.097)`
Decimal	`3736832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #390500, 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 #390500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#390500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #390500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #390500; }
.text { color: #390500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #390500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 5 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #390500, #392100); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #390500?: #390500 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #390500?: The RGB value is 57, 5, 0: 57 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #390500?: The complementary color is #003439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #390500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.