What color is #39312F?

#39312F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39312F?

The RGB value is 57, 49, 47: 57 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39312F?

The complementary color is #2F3739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39312F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39312F color

#39312F rgb(57, 49, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39312F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.2% green and 18.4% blue (57, 49, 47).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is After Dark (#3C3535), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#39312F color codes

HEX	`#39312F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 49, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.1, 3.18, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.1, 4.1, 39.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.299, 3.272, 3.147)`
Decimal	`3748143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39312F, 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 #39312F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39312F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #39312F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39312f; }
.text { color: #39312f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39312f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 49 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39312f, #39362f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #39312F?: #39312F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39312F?: The RGB value is 57, 49, 47: 57 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39312F?: The complementary color is #2F3739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39312F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.