What color is #39162E?

#39162E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39162E?

The RGB value is 57, 22, 46: 57 red, 22 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39162E?

The complementary color is #163921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39162E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39162E color

#39162E rgb(57, 22, 46)

Shades of purple

The hex color #39162E is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 8.6% green and 18% blue (57, 22, 46).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 44% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 19% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.81:1).

#39162E color codes

HEX	`#39162E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 22, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 8.6%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 44%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 61%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 19%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.48, 20.99, -8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.48, 22.46, 339.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.467, 1.641, 2.771)`
Decimal	`3741230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39162E, 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 #39162E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39162E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #39162E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39162e; }
.text { color: #39162e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39162e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 22 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39162e, #39161c); }

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Questions

What color is #39162E?: #39162E is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39162E?: The RGB value is 57, 22, 46: 57 red, 22 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39162E?: The complementary color is #163921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39162E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.