What color is #392222?

#392222 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392222?

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

What is the complementary color of #392222?

The complementary color is #223939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392222?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392222 color

#392222 rgb(57, 34, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #392222 is a very dark, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 40% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#392222 color codes

HEX	`#392222`
RGB	`rgb(57, 34, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 13.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 40%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 40%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.15, 11.06, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.15, 11.97, 22.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.548, 2.13, 1.79)`
Decimal	`3744290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392222, 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 #392222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #392222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392222; }
.text { color: #392222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 34 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392222, #392e22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #392222?: #392222 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392222?: The RGB value is 57, 34, 34: 57 red, 34 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392222?: The complementary color is #223939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392222?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.