What color is #392E2E?

#392E2E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392E2E?

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

What is the complementary color of #392E2E?

The complementary color is #2E3939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392E2E?

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.

#392E2E color

#392E2E rgb(57, 46, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #392E2E is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#392E2E color codes

HEX	`#392E2E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 46, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 18%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.13, 5.01, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.13, 5.35, 20.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.157, 3.021, 3.001)`
Decimal	`3747374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392E2E, 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 #392E2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392E2E 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 #392E2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392e2e; }
.text { color: #392e2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392e2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 46 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392e2e, #39342e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #392E2E?: #392E2E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392E2E?: The RGB value is 57, 46, 46: 57 red, 46 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392E2E?: The complementary color is #2E3939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392E2E?: 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.