What color is #39382B?

#39382B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39382B?

The RGB value is 57, 56, 43: 57 red, 56 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39382B?

The complementary color is #2B2C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39382B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39382B color

#39382B rgb(57, 56, 43)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39382B is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22% green and 16.9% blue (57, 56, 43).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 14% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#39382B color codes

HEX	`#39382B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 56, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 14%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 25%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.25, -2.22, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.25, 8.6, 104.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.538, 3.873, 2.846)`
Decimal	`3749931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39382B, 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 #39382B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39382B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #39382B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39382b; }
.text { color: #39382b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39382b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 56 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39382b, #33392b); }

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Questions

What color is #39382B?: #39382B is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39382B?: The RGB value is 57, 56, 43: 57 red, 56 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39382B?: The complementary color is #2B2C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39382B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.