What color is #392A36?

#392A36 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392A36?

The RGB value is 57, 42, 54: 57 red, 42 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392A36?

The complementary color is #2A392D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392A36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392A36 color

#392A36 rgb(57, 42, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #392A36 is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 16.5% green and 21.2% blue (57, 42, 54).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 5% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#392A36 color codes

HEX	`#392A36`
RGB	`rgb(57, 42, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 16.5%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 26%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 5%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.19, 9.44, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.19, 10.7, 331.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.181, 2.792, 3.861)`
Decimal	`3746358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392A36, 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 #392A36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392A36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #392A36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392a36; }
.text { color: #392a36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392a36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 42 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392a36, #392a2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #392A36?: #392A36 is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392A36?: The RGB value is 57, 42, 54: 57 red, 42 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392A36?: The complementary color is #2A392D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392A36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.