What color is #39320F?

#39320F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39320F?

The RGB value is 57, 50, 15: 57 red, 50 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39320F?

The complementary color is #0F1639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39320F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39320F color

#39320F rgb(57, 50, 15)

Shades of brown

The hex color #39320F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.6% green and 5.9% blue (57, 50, 15).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 58% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 74% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Secret Passage (#372A05), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.83:1).

#39320F color codes

HEX	`#39320F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 50, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.6%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 58%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 74%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 74%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.77, -2.01, 22.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.77, 22.84, 95.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.914, 3.186, 0.913)`
Decimal	`3748367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39320F, 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 #39320F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39320F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #39320F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39320f; }
.text { color: #39320f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39320f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 50 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39320f, #2b390f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #39320F?: #39320F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Secret Passage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39320F?: The RGB value is 57, 50, 15: 57 red, 50 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39320F?: The complementary color is #0F1639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39320F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.