What color is #391812?

#391812 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391812?

The RGB value is 57, 24, 18: 57 red, 24 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391812?

The complementary color is #123339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391812?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391812 color

#391812 rgb(57, 24, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #391812 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 9.4% green and 7.1% blue (57, 24, 18).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 52% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 68% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Play (#2D1403), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#391812 color codes

HEX	`#391812`
RGB	`rgb(57, 24, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 9.4%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 52%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 68%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 68%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.03, 15.7, 11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.03, 19.49, 36.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.123, 1.567, 0.763)`
Decimal	`3741714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391812, 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 #391812	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391812 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	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 #391812 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391812; }
.text { color: #391812; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391812; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 24 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391812, #392c12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #391812?: #391812 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Shadow Play. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391812?: The RGB value is 57, 24, 18: 57 red, 24 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391812?: The complementary color is #123339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391812?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 15.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.