What color is #392303?

#392303 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 #392303?

The RGB value is 57, 35, 3: 57 red, 35 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392303?

The complementary color is #031939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392303?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392303 color

#392303 rgb(57, 35, 3)

Shades of brown

The hex color #392303 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 13.7% green and 1.2% blue (57, 35, 3).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 90% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 95% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3C2005), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.83:1).

#392303 color codes

HEX	`#392303`
RGB	`rgb(57, 35, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 13.7%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 90%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 95%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 95%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.9, 7.25, 22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.9, 23.33, 71.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.305, 2.079, 0.366)`
Decimal	`3744515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392303, 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 #392303	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392303 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.83:1	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 #392303 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392303; }
.text { color: #392303; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392303; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 35 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392303, #343903); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #392303?: #392303 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 #392303?: The RGB value is 57, 35, 3: 57 red, 35 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392303?: The complementary color is #031939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392303?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.