What color is #392204?

#392204 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 #392204?

The RGB value is 57, 34, 4: 57 red, 34 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392204?

The complementary color is #041B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392204?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392204 color

#392204 rgb(57, 34, 4)

Shades of brown

The hex color #392204 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 13.3% green and 1.6% blue (57, 34, 4).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 87% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 93% 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 14.95:1).

#392204 color codes

HEX	`#392204`
RGB	`rgb(57, 34, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 13.3%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 87%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 93%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 93%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.61, 8, 21.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.61, 22.84, 69.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.281, 2.023, 0.385)`
Decimal	`3744260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392204, 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 #392204	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392204 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	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 #392204 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392204; }
.text { color: #392204; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392204; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 34 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392204, #363904); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #392204?: #392204 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 #392204?: The RGB value is 57, 34, 4: 57 red, 34 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392204?: The complementary color is #041B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392204?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and white text 14.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.