What color is #392B42?

#392B42 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392B42?

The RGB value is 57, 43, 66: 57 red, 43 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392B42?

The complementary color is #34422B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392B42 color

#392B42 rgb(57, 43, 66)

Shades of purple

The hex color #392B42 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 16.9% green and 25.9% blue (57, 43, 66).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 21% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Sanctum of Shadows (#3C2F4E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#392B42 color codes

HEX	`#392B42`
RGB	`rgb(57, 43, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 16.9%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 21%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 35%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 35%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.01, 11.68, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.01, 16.78, 314.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.534, 2.991, 5.544)`
Decimal	`3746626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392B42, 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 #392B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #392B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392b42; }
.text { color: #392b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 43 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392b42, #422b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #392B42?: #392B42 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Sanctum of Shadows. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392B42?: The RGB value is 57, 43, 66: 57 red, 43 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392B42?: The complementary color is #34422B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.