What color is #39270F?

#39270F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39270F?

The RGB value is 57, 39, 15: 57 red, 39 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39270F?

The complementary color is #0F2139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39270F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39270F color

#39270F rgb(57, 39, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #39270F is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 15.3% green and 5.9% blue (57, 39, 15).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 58% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 74% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.28:1).

#39270F color codes

HEX	`#39270F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 39, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 15.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 58%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 74%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 74%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.25, 5.35, 18.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.25, 19.41, 74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.499, 2.356, 0.775)`
Decimal	`3745551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39270F, 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 #39270F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39270F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #39270F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39270f; }
.text { color: #39270f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39270f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 39 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39270f, #36390f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #39270F?: #39270F is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39270F?: The RGB value is 57, 39, 15: 57 red, 39 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39270F?: The complementary color is #0F2139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39270F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.