What color is #39211E?

#39211E 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 #39211E?

The RGB value is 57, 33, 30: 57 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39211E?

The complementary color is #1E3639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39211E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39211E color

#39211E rgb(57, 33, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #39211E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 12.9% green and 11.8% blue (57, 33, 30).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 31% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 47% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#39211E color codes

HEX	`#39211E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 33, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 12.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 31%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 47%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 47%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.76, 11.14, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.76, 13.08, 31.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.466, 2.052, 1.494)`
Decimal	`3744030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39211E, 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 #39211E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39211E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #39211E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39211e; }
.text { color: #39211e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39211e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 33 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39211e, #392f1e); }

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Questions

What color is #39211E?: #39211E 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 #39211E?: The RGB value is 57, 33, 30: 57 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39211E?: The complementary color is #1E3639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39211E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.