What color is #392E29?

#392E29 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392E29?

The RGB value is 57, 46, 41: 57 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392E29?

The complementary color is #293439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392E29 color

#392E29 rgb(57, 46, 41)

Shades of black

The hex color #392E29 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 18% green and 16.1% blue (57, 46, 41).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 16% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Six Feet Under (#3D322E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#392E29 color codes

HEX	`#392E29`
RGB	`rgb(57, 46, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 18%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 16%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 28%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.98, 4.06, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.98, 6.52, 51.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.065, 2.984, 2.512)`
Decimal	`3747369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392E29, 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 #392E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #392E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392e29; }
.text { color: #392e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 46 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392e29, #393629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #392E29?: #392E29 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Six Feet Under. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392E29?: The RGB value is 57, 46, 41: 57 red, 46 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392E29?: The complementary color is #293439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.