What color is #391427?

#391427 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391427?

The RGB value is 57, 20, 39: 57 red, 20 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391427?

The complementary color is #143926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391427?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391427 color

#391427 rgb(57, 20, 39)

Shades of purple

The hex color #391427 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 7.8% green and 15.3% blue (57, 20, 39).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 48% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 32% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.11:1).

#391427 color codes

HEX	`#391427`
RGB	`rgb(57, 20, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 7.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 48%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 32%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.71, 20.93, -4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.71, 21.32, 349.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.304, 1.517, 2.091)`
Decimal	`3740711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391427, 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 #391427	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391427 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #391427 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391427; }
.text { color: #391427; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391427; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 20 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391427, #391415); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #391427?: #391427 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Blackberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391427?: The RGB value is 57, 20, 39: 57 red, 20 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391427?: The complementary color is #143926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391427?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.