What color is #392D35?

#392D35 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392D35?

The RGB value is 57, 45, 53: 57 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392D35?

The complementary color is #2D3931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392D35 color

#392D35 rgb(57, 45, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #392D35 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 17.6% green and 20.8% blue (57, 45, 53).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 12% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 7% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#392D35 color codes

HEX	`#392D35`
RGB	`rgb(57, 45, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 17.6%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 12%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 21%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 7%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.06, 7.16, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.06, 7.79, 336.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.268, 3.004, 3.775)`
Decimal	`3747125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392D35, 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 #392D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #392D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392d35; }
.text { color: #392d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 45 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392d35, #392d2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #392D35?: #392D35 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392D35?: The RGB value is 57, 45, 53: 57 red, 45 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392D35?: The complementary color is #2D3931, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.