What color is #391B3D?

#391B3D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391B3D?

The RGB value is 57, 27, 61: 57 red, 27 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391B3D?

The complementary color is #1F3D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391B3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391B3D color

#391B3D rgb(57, 27, 61)

Shades of purple

The hex color #391B3D is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 10.6% green and 23.9% blue (57, 27, 61).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 39% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Creatures of the Night (#3B193F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.02:1).

#391B3D color codes

HEX	`#391B3D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 27, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 10.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 39%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 56%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 56%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.44, 21.11, -15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.44, 26.3, 323.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.921, 1.991, 4.644)`
Decimal	`3742525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391B3D, 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 #391B3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391B3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #391B3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391b3d; }
.text { color: #391b3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391b3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 27 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391b3d, #3d1b30); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #391B3D?: #391B3D is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Creatures of the Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391B3D?: The RGB value is 57, 27, 61: 57 red, 27 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391B3D?: The complementary color is #1F3D1B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391B3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.