What color is #390B13?

#390B13 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #390B13?

The RGB value is 57, 11, 19: 57 red, 11 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #390B13?

The complementary color is #0B3931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #390B13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#390B13 color

#390B13 rgb(57, 11, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #390B13 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 4.3% green and 7.5% blue (57, 11, 19).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 68% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 67% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is 3AM Breakup (#330404), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.06:1).

#390B13 color codes

HEX	`#390B13`
RGB	`rgb(57, 11, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 4.3%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 68%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 81%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 67%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.23, 23.21, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.23, 24.27, 16.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.925, 1.156, 0.738)`
Decimal	`3738387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #390B13, 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 #390B13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#390B13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #390B13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #390b13; }
.text { color: #390b13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #390b13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 11 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #390b13, #391a0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #390B13?: #390B13 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color 3AM Breakup. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #390B13?: The RGB value is 57, 11, 19: 57 red, 11 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #390B13?: The complementary color is #0B3931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #390B13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.