What color is #392E23?

#392E23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392E23?

The RGB value is 57, 46, 35: 57 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392E23?

The complementary color is #232E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392E23 color

#392E23 rgb(57, 46, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #392E23 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 18% green and 13.7% blue (57, 46, 35).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 24% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 39% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Cola (#3C2F23), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#392E23 color codes

HEX	`#392E23`
RGB	`rgb(57, 46, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 18%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 24%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 39%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 39%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.82, 3.03, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.82, 9.48, 71.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.968, 2.945, 2.002)`
Decimal	`3747363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392E23, 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 #392E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	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 #392E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392e23; }
.text { color: #392e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 46 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392e23, #393923); }

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Questions

What color is #392E23?: #392E23 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Cola. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392E23?: The RGB value is 57, 46, 35: 57 red, 46 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392E23?: The complementary color is #232E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.59:1 and white text 13.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.