What color is #392229?

#392229 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392229?

The RGB value is 57, 34, 41: 57 red, 34 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392229?

The complementary color is #223932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392229 color

#392229 rgb(57, 34, 41)

Shades of gray

The hex color #392229 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 13.3% green and 16.1% blue (57, 34, 41).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 28% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#392229 color codes

HEX	`#392229`
RGB	`rgb(57, 34, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 13.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 40%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 28%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.38, 12.25, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.38, 12.25, 359.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.66, 2.174, 2.377)`
Decimal	`3744297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392229, 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 #392229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #392229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392229; }
.text { color: #392229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 34 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392229, #392722); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #392229?: #392229 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392229?: The RGB value is 57, 34, 41: 57 red, 34 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392229?: The complementary color is #223932, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.