What color is #392532?

#392532 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392532?

The RGB value is 57, 37, 50: 57 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392532?

The complementary color is #25392C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392532 color

#392532 rgb(57, 37, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #392532 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 14.5% green and 19.6% blue (57, 37, 50).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 21% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 12% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.14:1).

#392532 color codes

HEX	`#392532`
RGB	`rgb(57, 37, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 14.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 21%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 35%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 12%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.57, 11.99, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.57, 12.87, 338.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.925, 2.423, 3.331)`
Decimal	`3745074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392532, 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 #392532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #392532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392532; }
.text { color: #392532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 37 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392532, #392528); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #392532?: #392532 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392532?: The RGB value is 57, 37, 50: 57 red, 37 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392532?: The complementary color is #25392C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.