What color is #392A32?

#392A32 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392A32?

The RGB value is 57, 42, 50: 57 red, 42 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392A32?

The complementary color is #2A3931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392A32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392A32 color

#392A32 rgb(57, 42, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #392A32 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 16.5% green and 19.6% blue (57, 42, 50).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#392A32 color codes

HEX	`#392A32`
RGB	`rgb(57, 42, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 16.5%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 26%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.04, 8.56, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.04, 8.92, 343.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.091, 2.756, 3.386)`
Decimal	`3746354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392A32, 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 #392A32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392A32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #392A32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392a32; }
.text { color: #392a32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392a32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 42 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392a32, #392a2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #392A32?: #392A32 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392A32?: The RGB value is 57, 42, 50: 57 red, 42 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392A32?: The complementary color is #2A3931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392A32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.