What color is #39242C?

#39242C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39242C?

The RGB value is 57, 36, 44: 57 red, 36 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39242C?

The complementary color is #243931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39242C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39242C color

#39242C rgb(57, 36, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #39242C is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 14.1% green and 17.3% blue (57, 36, 44).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 23% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 23% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#39242C color codes

HEX	`#39242C`
RGB	`rgb(57, 36, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 14.1%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 23%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 37%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 23%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.05, 11.45, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.05, 11.51, 353.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.773, 2.314, 2.683)`
Decimal	`3744812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39242C, 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 #39242C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39242C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #39242C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39242c; }
.text { color: #39242c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39242c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 36 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39242c, #392724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #39242C?: #39242C is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Aubergine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39242C?: The RGB value is 57, 36, 44: 57 red, 36 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39242C?: The complementary color is #243931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39242C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.