What color is #392A22?

#392A22 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392A22?

The RGB value is 57, 42, 34: 57 red, 42 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392A22?

The complementary color is #223139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392A22 color

#392A22 rgb(57, 42, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #392A22 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 16.5% green and 13.3% blue (57, 42, 34).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 25% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 40% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is English Walnut (#3E2B23), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

#392A22 color codes

HEX	`#392A22`
RGB	`rgb(57, 42, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 16.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 25%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 40%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 40%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.55, 5.59, 7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.55, 9.69, 54.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.804, 2.641, 1.875)`
Decimal	`3746338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392A22, 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 #392A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #392A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392a22; }
.text { color: #392a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 42 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392a22, #393622); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #392A22?: #392A22 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color English Walnut. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392A22?: The RGB value is 57, 42, 34: 57 red, 42 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392A22?: The complementary color is #223139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.