What color is #392E31?

#392E31 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392E31?

The RGB value is 57, 46, 49: 57 red, 46 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392E31?

The complementary color is #2E3936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392E31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392E31 color

#392E31 rgb(57, 46, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #392E31 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 18% green and 19.2% blue (57, 46, 49).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 11% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Mystical Shadow (#352B30), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#392E31 color codes

HEX	`#392E31`
RGB	`rgb(57, 46, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 18%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 11%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 19%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.23, 5.62, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.23, 5.62, 359.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.219, 3.046, 3.323)`
Decimal	`3747377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392E31, 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 #392E31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392E31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #392E31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392e31; }
.text { color: #392e31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392e31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 46 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392e31, #39312e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #392E31?: #392E31 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mystical Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392E31?: The RGB value is 57, 46, 49: 57 red, 46 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392E31?: The complementary color is #2E3936, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392E31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.