What color is #391629?

#391629 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 #391629?

The RGB value is 57, 22, 41: 57 red, 22 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391629?

The complementary color is #163926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391629?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391629 color

#391629 rgb(57, 22, 41)

Shades of purple

The hex color #391629 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 8.6% green and 16.1% blue (57, 22, 41).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 44% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 28% 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 15.9:1).

#391629 color codes

HEX	`#391629`
RGB	`rgb(57, 22, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 8.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 44%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 61%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 28%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.25, 20.07, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.25, 20.62, 346.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.375, 1.604, 2.282)`
Decimal	`3741225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391629, 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 #391629	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391629 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #391629 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391629; }
.text { color: #391629; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391629; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 22 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391629, #391617); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #391629?: #391629 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 #391629?: The RGB value is 57, 22, 41: 57 red, 22 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391629?: The complementary color is #163926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391629?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.