What color is #390F3C?

#390F3C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #390F3C?

The RGB value is 57, 15, 60: 57 red, 15 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #390F3C?

The complementary color is #123C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #390F3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#390F3C color

#390F3C rgb(57, 15, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #390F3C is a very dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 5.9% green and 23.5% blue (57, 15, 60).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 60% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Cosmos (#441144), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.06:1).

#390F3C color codes

HEX	`#390F3C`
RGB	`rgb(57, 15, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 5.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 60%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 75%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 75%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.85, 27.72, -19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.85, 33.64, 325.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.674, 1.538, 4.43)`
Decimal	`3739452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #390F3C, 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 #390F3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#390F3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #390F3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #390f3c; }
.text { color: #390f3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #390f3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 15 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #390f3c, #3c0f28); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #390F3C?: #390F3C is a very dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Velvet Cosmos. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #390F3C?: The RGB value is 57, 15, 60: 57 red, 15 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #390F3C?: The complementary color is #123C0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #390F3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.