What color is #392700?

#392700 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 #392700?

The RGB value is 57, 39, 0: 57 red, 39 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392700?

The complementary color is #001239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392700 color

#392700 rgb(57, 39, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #392700 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 15.3% green and 0% blue (57, 39, 0).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.34:1).

#392700 color codes

HEX	`#392700`
RGB	`rgb(57, 39, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 15.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.09, 4.33, 24.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.09, 25.25, 80.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.413, 2.321, 0.321)`
Decimal	`3745536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392700, 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 #392700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.34:1	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 #392700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392700; }
.text { color: #392700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 39 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392700, #2e3900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #392700?: #392700 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 #392700?: The RGB value is 57, 39, 0: 57 red, 39 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392700?: The complementary color is #001239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.