What color is #390C19?

#390C19 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #390C19?

The RGB value is 57, 12, 25: 57 red, 12 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #390C19?

The complementary color is #0C392C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #390C19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#390C19 color

#390C19 rgb(57, 12, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #390C19 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 4.7% green and 9.8% blue (57, 12, 25).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 65% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 56% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Kiss (#3C1421), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.93:1).

#390C19 color codes

HEX	`#390C19`
RGB	`rgb(57, 12, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 4.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 65%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 79%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 56%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.58, 23.34, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.58, 23.57, 8.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.994, 1.203, 1.047)`
Decimal	`3738649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #390C19, 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 #390C19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#390C19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #390C19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #390c19; }
.text { color: #390c19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #390c19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 12 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #390c19, #39160c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #390C19?: #390C19 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Chocolate Kiss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #390C19?: The RGB value is 57, 12, 25: 57 red, 12 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #390C19?: The complementary color is #0C392C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #390C19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.