What color is #392D37?

#392D37 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392D37?

The RGB value is 57, 45, 55: 57 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392D37?

The complementary color is #2D392F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392D37 color

#392D37 rgb(57, 45, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #392D37 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 17.6% green and 21.6% blue (57, 45, 55).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 12% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Melanzane (#342931), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#392D37 color codes

HEX	`#392D37`
RGB	`rgb(57, 45, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 17.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 12%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 21%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.13, 7.62, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.13, 8.75, 330.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.315, 3.023, 4.022)`
Decimal	`3747127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392D37, 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 #392D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #392D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392d37; }
.text { color: #392d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 45 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392d37, #392d31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #392D37?: #392D37 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Melanzane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392D37?: The RGB value is 57, 45, 55: 57 red, 45 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392D37?: The complementary color is #2D392F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.