What color is #391F30?

#391F30 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 #391F30?

The RGB value is 57, 31, 48: 57 red, 31 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #391F30?

The complementary color is #1F3928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #391F30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#391F30 color

#391F30 rgb(57, 31, 48)

Shades of purple

The hex color #391F30 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 12.2% green and 18.8% blue (57, 31, 48).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 16% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#391F30 color codes

HEX	`#391F30`
RGB	`rgb(57, 31, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 12.2%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 16%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.82, 15.63, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.82, 16.7, 339.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.711, 2.063, 3.051)`
Decimal	`3743536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #391F30, 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 #391F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#391F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #391F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #391f30; }
.text { color: #391f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #391f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 31 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #391f30, #391f23); }

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Questions

What color is #391F30?: #391F30 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 #391F30?: The RGB value is 57, 31, 48: 57 red, 31 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #391F30?: The complementary color is #1F3928, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #391F30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.