What color is #39142A?

#39142A 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 #39142A?

The RGB value is 57, 20, 42: 57 red, 20 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39142A?

The complementary color is #143923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39142A?

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.

#39142A color

#39142A rgb(57, 20, 42)

Shades of purple

The hex color #39142A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 7.8% green and 16.5% blue (57, 20, 42).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 48% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 26% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#39142A color codes

HEX	`#39142A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 20, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 7.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 48%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 26%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.84, 21.44, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.84, 22.28, 344.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.355, 1.538, 2.363)`
Decimal	`3740714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39142A, 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 #39142A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39142A 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 #39142A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39142a; }
.text { color: #39142a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39142a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 20 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39142a, #391417); }

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Questions

What color is #39142A?: #39142A 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 #39142A?: The RGB value is 57, 20, 42: 57 red, 20 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39142A?: The complementary color is #143923, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39142A?: 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.