What color is #39362A?

#39362A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39362A?

The RGB value is 57, 54, 42: 57 red, 54 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39362A?

The complementary color is #2A2D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39362A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39362A color

#39362A rgb(57, 54, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39362A is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 21.2% green and 16.5% blue (57, 54, 42).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 26% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Creole (#393227), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#39362A color codes

HEX	`#39362A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 54, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 21.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 26%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.57, -1.1, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.57, 8.11, 97.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.424, 3.675, 2.719)`
Decimal	`3749418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39362A, 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 #39362A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39362A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #39362A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39362a; }
.text { color: #39362a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39362a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 54 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39362a, #35392a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #39362A?: #39362A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39362A?: The RGB value is 57, 54, 42: 57 red, 54 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39362A?: The complementary color is #2A2D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39362A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.