What color is #39382F?

#39382F 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 #39382F?

The RGB value is 57, 56, 47: 57 red, 56 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39382F?

The complementary color is #2F3039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39382F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39382F color

#39382F rgb(57, 56, 47)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22% green and 18.4% blue (57, 56, 47).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 10% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.79:1).

#39382F color codes

HEX	`#39382F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 56, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 10%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 18%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.35, -1.47, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.35, 5.98, 104.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.615, 3.903, 3.252)`
Decimal	`3749935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39382F, 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 #39382F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39382F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	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 #39382F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39382f; }
.text { color: #39382f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39382f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 56 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39382f, #35392f); }

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Questions

What color is #39382F?: #39382F 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 #39382F?: The RGB value is 57, 56, 47: 57 red, 56 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39382F?: The complementary color is #2F3039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39382F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.78:1 and white text 11.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.