What color is #391728?

#391728 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391728?

The RGB value is 57, 23, 40: 57 red, 23 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391728?

The complementary color is #173928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391728 color

#391728 rgb(57, 23, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #391728 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 9% green and 15.7% blue (57, 23, 40).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 30% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black-Hearted (#3E1825), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.82:1).

#391728 color codes

HEX	`#391728`
RGB	`rgb(57, 23, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 60%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 30%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.45, 19.28, -3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.45, 19.63, 349.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.377, 1.636, 2.198)`
Decimal	`3741480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391728, 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 #391728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.82:1	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 #391728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391728; }
.text { color: #391728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 23 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391728, #391717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #391728?: #391728 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Black-Hearted. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391728?: The RGB value is 57, 23, 40: 57 red, 23 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391728?: The complementary color is #173928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.