What color is #392B2A?

#392B2A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392B2A?

The RGB value is 57, 43, 42: 57 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392B2A?

The complementary color is #2A3839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392B2A color

#392B2A rgb(57, 43, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #392B2A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 16.9% green and 16.5% blue (57, 43, 42).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mole (#392D2B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#392B2A color codes

HEX	`#392B2A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 43, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 16.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 26%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.08, 6.28, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.08, 7.01, 26.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.969, 2.765, 2.567)`
Decimal	`3746602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392B2A, 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 #392B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #392B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392b2a; }
.text { color: #392b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 43 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392b2a, #39332a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #392B2A?: #392B2A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Mole. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392B2A?: The RGB value is 57, 43, 42: 57 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392B2A?: The complementary color is #2A3839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.