What color is #392834?

#392834 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392834?

The RGB value is 57, 40, 52: 57 red, 40 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392834?

The complementary color is #28392D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392834 color

#392834 rgb(57, 40, 52)

Shades of black

The hex color #392834 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 15.7% green and 20.4% blue (57, 40, 52).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 18% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 9% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#392834 color codes

HEX	`#392834`
RGB	`rgb(57, 40, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 15.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 18%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 30%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.52, 10.37, -4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.52, 11.36, 335.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.066, 2.635, 3.595)`
Decimal	`3745844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392834, 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 #392834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #392834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392834; }
.text { color: #392834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 40 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392834, #39282c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #392834?: #392834 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392834?: The RGB value is 57, 40, 52: 57 red, 40 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392834?: The complementary color is #28392D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.