What color is #39271B?

#39271B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39271B?

The RGB value is 57, 39, 27: 57 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39271B?

The complementary color is #1B2D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39271B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39271B color

#39271B rgb(57, 39, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #39271B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 15.3% green and 10.6% blue (57, 39, 27).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 36% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 53% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#39271B color codes

HEX	`#39271B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 39, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 15.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 36%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 53%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 53%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.46, 6.63, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.46, 13.07, 59.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.611, 2.4, 1.362)`
Decimal	`3745563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39271B, 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 #39271B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39271B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #39271B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39271b; }
.text { color: #39271b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39271b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 39 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39271b, #39361b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #39271B?: #39271B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39271B?: The RGB value is 57, 39, 27: 57 red, 39 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39271B?: The complementary color is #1B2D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39271B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.