What color is #390F2B?

#390F2B is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #390F2B?

The RGB value is 57, 15, 43: 57 red, 15 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #390F2B?

The complementary color is #0F391D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #390F2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#390F2B color

#390F2B rgb(57, 15, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #390F2B is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 5.9% green and 16.9% blue (57, 15, 43).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 58% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#390F2B color codes

HEX	`#390F2B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 15, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 5.9%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 58%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 74%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.87, 24.39, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.87, 25.76, 341.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.294, 1.386, 2.432)`
Decimal	`3739435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #390F2B, 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 #390F2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#390F2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #390F2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #390f2b; }
.text { color: #390f2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #390f2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 15 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #390f2b, #390f16); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #390F2B?: #390F2B is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #390F2B?: The RGB value is 57, 15, 43: 57 red, 15 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #390F2B?: The complementary color is #0F391D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #390F2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.