What color is #392F1E?

#392F1E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #392F1E?

The RGB value is 57, 47, 30: 57 red, 47 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #392F1E?

The complementary color is #1E2839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #392F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#392F1E color

#392F1E rgb(57, 47, 30)

Shades of gray

The hex color #392F1E is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 18.4% green and 11.8% blue (57, 47, 30).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 31% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 47% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#392F1E color codes

HEX	`#392F1E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 47, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 18.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 31%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 47%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 47%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.03, 1.62, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.03, 12.72, 82.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.938, 2.997, 1.652)`
Decimal	`3747614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #392F1E, 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 #392F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#392F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	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 #392F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #392f1e; }
.text { color: #392f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #392f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 47 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #392f1e, #36391e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #392F1E?: #392F1E is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #392F1E?: The RGB value is 57, 47, 30: 57 red, 47 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #392F1E?: The complementary color is #1E2839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #392F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.