What color is #392121?

#392121 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392121?

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

What is the complementary color of #392121?

The complementary color is #213939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392121?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392121 color

#392121 rgb(57, 33, 33)

Shades of gray

The hex color #392121 is a very dark, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 42% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.86:1).

#392121 color codes

HEX	`#392121`
RGB	`rgb(57, 33, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 12.9%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 42%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 42%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.84, 11.58, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.84, 12.56, 22.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.506, 2.068, 1.706)`
Decimal	`3744033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392121, 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 #392121	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392121 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.86:1	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 #392121 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392121; }
.text { color: #392121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392121; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 33 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392121, #392d21); }

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Questions

What color is #392121?: #392121 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392121?: The RGB value is 57, 33, 33: 57 red, 33 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392121?: The complementary color is #213939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392121?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.