What color is #392100?

#392100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392100?

The RGB value is 57, 33, 0: 57 red, 33 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392100?

The complementary color is #001839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392100 color

#392100 rgb(57, 33, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #392100 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 12.9% green and 0% blue (57, 33, 0).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#392100 color codes

HEX	`#392100`
RGB	`rgb(57, 33, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 12.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.26, 8.41, 22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.26, 24.11, 69.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.231, 1.958, 0.26)`
Decimal	`3744000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392100, 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 #392100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #392100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392100; }
.text { color: #392100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 33 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392100, #353900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #392100?: #392100 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Medium Roast. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392100?: The RGB value is 57, 33, 0: 57 red, 33 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392100?: The complementary color is #001839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.