What color is #391C10?

#391C10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Délicieux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391C10?

The RGB value is 57, 28, 16: 57 red, 28 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391C10?

The complementary color is #102D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391C10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391C10 color

#391C10 rgb(57, 28, 16)

Shades of brown

The hex color #391C10 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 11% green and 6.3% blue (57, 28, 16).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 56% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 72% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Délicieux au Chocolat (#412010), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#391C10 color codes

HEX	`#391C10`
RGB	`rgb(57, 28, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 11%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 56%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 72%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 72%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.05, 12.9, 14.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.05, 19.08, 47.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.196, 1.738, 0.71)`
Decimal	`3742736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391C10, 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 #391C10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391C10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #391C10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391c10; }
.text { color: #391c10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391c10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 28 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391c10, #393110); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #391C10?: #391C10 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Délicieux au Chocolat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391C10?: The RGB value is 57, 28, 16: 57 red, 28 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391C10?: The complementary color is #102D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391C10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.