What color is #391E2E?

#391E2E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391E2E?

The RGB value is 57, 30, 46: 57 red, 30 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391E2E?

The complementary color is #1E3929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391E2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391E2E color

#391E2E rgb(57, 30, 46)

Shades of purple

The hex color #391E2E is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 11.8% green and 18% blue (57, 30, 46).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 31% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 19% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#391E2E color codes

HEX	`#391E2E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 30, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 11.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 31%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 47%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 19%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.47, 15.89, -4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.47, 16.65, 342.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.645, 1.996, 2.83)`
Decimal	`3743278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391E2E, 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 #391E2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391E2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #391E2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391e2e; }
.text { color: #391e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391e2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 30 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391e2e, #391e21); }

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Questions

What color is #391E2E?: #391E2E is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391E2E?: The RGB value is 57, 30, 46: 57 red, 30 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391E2E?: The complementary color is #1E3929, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391E2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 15.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.