What color is #39352D?

#39352D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39352D?

The RGB value is 57, 53, 45: 57 red, 53 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39352D?

The complementary color is #2D3139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39352D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39352D color

#39352D rgb(57, 53, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39352D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.8% green and 17.6% blue (57, 53, 45).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 12% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#39352D color codes

HEX	`#39352D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 53, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.8%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 12%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 21%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.32, 0.11, 5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.32, 5.69, 88.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.434, 3.606, 2.997)`
Decimal	`3749165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39352D, 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 #39352D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39352D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #39352D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39352d; }
.text { color: #39352d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39352d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 53 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39352d, #37392d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #39352D?: #39352D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39352D?: The RGB value is 57, 53, 45: 57 red, 53 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39352D?: The complementary color is #2D3139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39352D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.