What color is #392601?

#392601 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392601?

The RGB value is 57, 38, 1: 57 red, 38 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392601?

The complementary color is #011439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392601?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392601 color

#392601 rgb(57, 38, 1)

Shades of brown

The hex color #392601 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 14.9% green and 0.4% blue (57, 38, 1).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 97% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 98% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#392601 color codes

HEX	`#392601`
RGB	`rgb(57, 38, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 14.9%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 97%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 98%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 98%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.79, 5.07, 24.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.79, 24.63, 78.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.386, 2.258, 0.339)`
Decimal	`3745281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392601, 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 #392601	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392601 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #392601 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392601; }
.text { color: #392601; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392601; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 38 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392601, #303901); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #392601?: #392601 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392601?: The RGB value is 57, 38, 1: 57 red, 38 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392601?: The complementary color is #011439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392601?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.