What color is #39221F?

#39221F 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 #39221F?

The RGB value is 57, 34, 31: 57 red, 34 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39221F?

The complementary color is #1F3639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39221F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39221F color

#39221F rgb(57, 34, 31)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39221F is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 13.3% green and 12.2% blue (57, 34, 31).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 30% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 46% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.76:1).

#39221F color codes

HEX	`#39221F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 34, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 13.3%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 30%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 46%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 46%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.07, 10.6, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.07, 12.48, 31.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.507, 2.113, 1.572)`
Decimal	`3744287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39221F, 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 #39221F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39221F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #39221F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39221f; }
.text { color: #39221f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39221f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 34 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39221f, #392f1f); }

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Questions

What color is #39221F?: #39221F 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 #39221F?: The RGB value is 57, 34, 31: 57 red, 34 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39221F?: The complementary color is #1F3639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39221F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.