What color is #391F17?

#391F17 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #391F17?

The RGB value is 57, 31, 23: 57 red, 31 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391F17?

The complementary color is #173139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391F17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391F17 color

#391F17 rgb(57, 31, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #391F17 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 12.2% green and 9% blue (57, 31, 23).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 60% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#391F17 color codes

HEX	`#391F17`
RGB	`rgb(57, 31, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 12.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 60%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 60%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.02, 11.59, 10.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.02, 15.86, 43.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.332, 1.912, 1.057)`
Decimal	`3743511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391F17, 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 #391F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	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 #391F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391f17; }
.text { color: #391f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 31 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391f17, #393017); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #391F17?: #391F17 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #391F17?: The RGB value is 57, 31, 23: 57 red, 31 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391F17?: The complementary color is #173139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391F17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.