What color is #391415?

#391415 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391415?

The RGB value is 57, 20, 21: 57 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391415?

The complementary color is #143938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391415?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391415 color

#391415 rgb(57, 20, 21)

Shades of red

The hex color #391415 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 7.8% green and 8.2% blue (57, 20, 21).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 48% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 63% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#391415 color codes

HEX	`#391415`
RGB	`rgb(57, 20, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 7.8%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 48%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 63%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.12, 18.49, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.12, 20.3, 24.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.073, 1.425, 0.875)`
Decimal	`3740693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391415, 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 #391415	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391415 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #391415 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391415; }
.text { color: #391415; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391415; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 20 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391415, #392614); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #391415?: #391415 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391415?: The RGB value is 57, 20, 21: 57 red, 20 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391415?: The complementary color is #143938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391415?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.