Information about #390406 color

#390406 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #390406 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(57, 4, 6) — 22.4% red, 1.6% green, 2.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 20 / 78. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid earthy red, #390406 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Maroon (#3C0008). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Burnt Maroon (#420303) and Black Bean (#3D0C02).

In RGB terms — rgb(57, 4, 6) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #390406 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 17.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#390406 color variations

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#390406 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #390406

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Maroon color link
Dark Maroon

#3C0008

Burnt Maroon color link
Burnt Maroon

#420303

Black Bean color link
Black Bean

#3D0C02

Deep Brown color link
Deep Brown

#410200

Rebel color link
Rebel

#3C1206

Sepia Black color link
Sepia Black

#2B0202

Root Beer color link
Root Beer

#290E05

Dried Blood color link
Dried Blood

#4B0101

Vandalista color link
Vandalista

#310C16

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#390406
  • RGB57, 4, 6
  • CMYK0, 21, 20, 78
  • CSSrgb(57, 4, 6)
  • HSL358°, 87%, 12%
  • HSL Precise357.736°, 86.885%, 11.961%
  • HSV358°, 93%, 22%
  • HSB358°, 93%, 22%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • GLSLvec3(0.224, 0.016, 0.024)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.224, 0.016, 0.024, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.224, 0.016, 0.024)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID390406
  • DECIMAL ID3736582
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01