What color is #392A3F?

#392A3F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392A3F?

The RGB value is 57, 42, 63: 57 red, 42 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392A3F?

The complementary color is #303F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392A3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392A3F color

#392A3F rgb(57, 42, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #392A3F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 16.5% green and 24.7% blue (57, 42, 63).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.32:1).

#392A3F color codes

HEX	`#392A3F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 42, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 16.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 33%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.58, 11.6, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.58, 15.75, 317.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.412, 2.885, 5.079)`
Decimal	`3746367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392A3F, 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 #392A3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392A3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #392A3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392a3f; }
.text { color: #392a3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392a3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 42 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392a3f, #3f2a3a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #392A3F?: #392A3F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392A3F?: The RGB value is 57, 42, 63: 57 red, 42 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392A3F?: The complementary color is #303F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392A3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.