What color is #392429?

#392429 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392429?

The RGB value is 57, 36, 41: 57 red, 36 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392429?

The complementary color is #243934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392429?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392429 color

#392429 rgb(57, 36, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #392429 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 14.1% green and 16.1% blue (57, 36, 41).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 28% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#392429 color codes

HEX	`#392429`
RGB	`rgb(57, 36, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 14.1%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 37%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 28%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.95, 10.88, 0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.95, 10.91, 4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.719, 2.292, 2.397)`
Decimal	`3744809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392429, 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 #392429	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392429 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #392429 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392429; }
.text { color: #392429; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392429; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 36 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392429, #392a24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #392429?: #392429 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392429?: The RGB value is 57, 36, 41: 57 red, 36 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392429?: The complementary color is #243934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392429?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.