What color is #39372D?

#39372D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39372D?

The RGB value is 57, 55, 45: 57 red, 55 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39372D?

The complementary color is #2D2F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39372D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39372D color

#39372D rgb(57, 55, 45)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39372D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 21.6% green and 17.6% blue (57, 55, 45).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 21% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#39372D color codes

HEX	`#39372D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 55, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 21.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 21%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 21%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.97, -1.2, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.97, 6.7, 100.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.527, 3.792, 3.028)`
Decimal	`3749677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39372D, 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 #39372D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39372D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #39372D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39372d; }
.text { color: #39372d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39372d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 55 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39372d, #35392d); }

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Questions

What color is #39372D?: #39372D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39372D?: The RGB value is 57, 55, 45: 57 red, 55 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39372D?: The complementary color is #2D2F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39372D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.