What color is #391D27?

#391D27 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391D27?

The RGB value is 57, 29, 39: 57 red, 29 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391D27?

The complementary color is #1D392F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391D27 color

#391D27 rgb(57, 29, 39)

Shades of red

The hex color #391D27 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 11.4% green and 15.3% blue (57, 29, 39).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 33% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 32% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Bruised Plum (#3B1921), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.23:1).

#391D27 color codes

HEX	`#391D27`
RGB	`rgb(57, 29, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 11.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 33%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 49%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 32%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.93, 15.25, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.93, 15.27, 357.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.493, 1.895, 2.154)`
Decimal	`3743015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391D27, 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 #391D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.23:1	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 #391D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391d27; }
.text { color: #391d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 29 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391d27, #39211d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #391D27?: #391D27 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Bruised Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391D27?: The RGB value is 57, 29, 39: 57 red, 29 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391D27?: The complementary color is #1D392F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.