What color is #39172A?

#39172A 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 #39172A?

The RGB value is 57, 23, 42: 57 red, 23 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39172A?

The complementary color is #173926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39172A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39172A color

#39172A rgb(57, 23, 42)

Shades of purple

The hex color #39172A is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 9% green and 16.5% blue (57, 23, 42).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 26% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Blackberry (#43182F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#39172A color codes

HEX	`#39172A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 23, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 60%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 26%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.53, 19.63, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.53, 20.27, 345.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.412, 1.65, 2.382)`
Decimal	`3741482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39172A, 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 #39172A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39172A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #39172A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39172a; }
.text { color: #39172a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39172a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 23 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39172a, #391719); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #39172A?: #39172A 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 #39172A?: The RGB value is 57, 23, 42: 57 red, 23 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39172A?: The complementary color is #173926, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39172A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.