What color is #39262E?

#39262E 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 #39262E?

The RGB value is 57, 38, 46: 57 red, 38 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39262E?

The complementary color is #263931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39262E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39262E color

#39262E rgb(57, 38, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #39262E is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 14.9% green and 18% blue (57, 38, 46).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 20% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 19% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Aubergine (#372528), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#39262E color codes

HEX	`#39262E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 38, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 14.9%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 20%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 33%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 19%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.71, 10.48, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.71, 10.61, 351.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.874, 2.453, 2.906)`
Decimal	`3745326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39262E, 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 #39262E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39262E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #39262E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39262e; }
.text { color: #39262e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39262e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 38 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39262e, #392826); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #39262E?: #39262E 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 #39262E?: The RGB value is 57, 38, 46: 57 red, 38 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39262E?: The complementary color is #263931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39262E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.