What color is #391B34?

#391B34 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391B34?

The RGB value is 57, 27, 52: 57 red, 27 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391B34?

The complementary color is #1B3920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391B34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391B34 color

#391B34 rgb(57, 27, 52)

Shades of purple

The hex color #391B34 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 10.6% green and 20.4% blue (57, 27, 52).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 9% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Voyager (#391531), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#391B34 color codes

HEX	`#391B34`
RGB	`rgb(57, 27, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 10.6%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 9%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.96, 19.08, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.96, 21.56, 332.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.699, 1.902, 3.473)`
Decimal	`3742516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391B34, 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 #391B34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391B34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #391B34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391b34; }
.text { color: #391b34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391b34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 27 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391b34, #391b25); }

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Questions

What color is #391B34?: #391B34 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Voyager. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391B34?: The RGB value is 57, 27, 52: 57 red, 27 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391B34?: The complementary color is #1B3920, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391B34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.