What color is #39191C?

#39191C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39191C?

The RGB value is 57, 25, 28: 57 red, 25 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39191C?

The complementary color is #193936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39191C?

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.

#39191C color

#39191C rgb(57, 25, 28)

Shades of red

The hex color #39191C is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 9.8% green and 11% blue (57, 25, 28).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 39% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 51% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#39191C color codes

HEX	`#39191C`
RGB	`rgb(57, 25, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 9.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 39%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 56%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 51%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.53, 16.18, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.53, 17, 17.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.245, 1.649, 1.298)`
Decimal	`3741980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39191C, 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 #39191C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39191C 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 #39191C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39191c; }
.text { color: #39191c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39191c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 25 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39191c, #392619); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #39191C?: #39191C is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39191C?: The RGB value is 57, 25, 28: 57 red, 25 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39191C?: The complementary color is #193936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39191C?: 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.