What color is #391B1B?

#391B1B 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 #391B1B?

The RGB value is 57, 27, 27: 57 red, 27 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391B1B?

The complementary color is #1B3939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391B1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391B1B color

#391B1B rgb(57, 27, 27)

Shades of red

The hex color #391B1B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 10.6% green and 10.6% blue (57, 27, 27).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 53% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#391B1B color codes

HEX	`#391B1B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 27, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 10.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 53%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.02, 14.75, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.02, 16.17, 24.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.277, 1.733, 1.251)`
Decimal	`3742491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391B1B, 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 #391B1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391B1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #391B1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391b1b; }
.text { color: #391b1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391b1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 27 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391b1b, #392a1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #391B1B?: #391B1B 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 #391B1B?: The RGB value is 57, 27, 27: 57 red, 27 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391B1B?: The complementary color is #1B3939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391B1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.