What color is #392518?

#392518 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392518?

The RGB value is 57, 37, 24: 57 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392518?

The complementary color is #182C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392518?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392518 color

#392518 rgb(57, 37, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #392518 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 14.5% green and 9.4% blue (57, 37, 24).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 41% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 58% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#392518 color codes

HEX	`#392518`
RGB	`rgb(57, 37, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 14.5%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 41%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 58%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 58%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.79, 7.63, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.79, 14.59, 58.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.514, 2.259, 1.168)`
Decimal	`3745048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392518, 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 #392518	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392518 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #392518 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392518; }
.text { color: #392518; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392518; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 37 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392518, #393518); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #392518?: #392518 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392518?: The RGB value is 57, 37, 24: 57 red, 37 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392518?: The complementary color is #182C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392518?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.