What color is #392B17?

#392B17 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392B17?

The RGB value is 57, 43, 23: 57 red, 43 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392B17?

The complementary color is #172539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392B17 color

#392B17 rgb(57, 43, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #392B17 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 16.9% green and 9% blue (57, 43, 23).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 60% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.71:1).

#392B17 color codes

HEX	`#392B17`
RGB	`rgb(57, 43, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 16.9%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 60%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 60%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.63, 3.43, 15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.63, 15.8, 77.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.706, 2.66, 1.181)`
Decimal	`3746583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392B17, 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 #392B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.71:1	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 #392B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392b17; }
.text { color: #392b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 43 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392b17, #363917); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #392B17?: #392B17 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392B17?: The RGB value is 57, 43, 23: 57 red, 43 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392B17?: The complementary color is #172539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.