What color is #391D0F?

#391D0F 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 #391D0F?

The RGB value is 57, 29, 15: 57 red, 29 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391D0F?

The complementary color is #0F2B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391D0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391D0F color

#391D0F rgb(57, 29, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #391D0F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 11.4% green and 5.9% blue (57, 29, 15).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 58% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 74% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Délicieux au Chocolat (#412010), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#391D0F color codes

HEX	`#391D0F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 29, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 11.4%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 58%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 74%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 74%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.31, 12.15, 14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.31, 19.26, 50.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.213, 1.783, 0.68)`
Decimal	`3742991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391D0F, 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 #391D0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391D0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #391D0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391d0f; }
.text { color: #391d0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391d0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 29 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391d0f, #39320f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #391D0F?: #391D0F 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 #391D0F?: The RGB value is 57, 29, 15: 57 red, 29 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391D0F?: The complementary color is #0F2B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391D0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.