What color is #39342B?

#39342B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39342B?

The RGB value is 57, 52, 43: 57 red, 52 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39342B?

The complementary color is #2B3039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39342B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39342B color

#39342B rgb(57, 52, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39342B is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.4% green and 16.9% blue (57, 52, 43).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#39342B color codes

HEX	`#39342B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 52, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.95, 0.4, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.95, 6.51, 86.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.351, 3.5, 2.784)`
Decimal	`3748907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39342B, 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 #39342B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39342B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #39342B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39342b; }
.text { color: #39342b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39342b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 52 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39342b, #37392b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #39342B?: #39342B is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39342B?: The RGB value is 57, 52, 43: 57 red, 52 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39342B?: The complementary color is #2B3039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39342B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.