What color is #393F4B?

#393F4B is a dark, grayish blue known as Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Inkblot?

The RGB value is 57, 63, 75: 57 red, 63 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Inkblot?

The complementary color is #4B4539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Inkblot color: hex code #393F4B

#393F4B rgb(57, 63, 75)

Shades of gray

Inkblot has the hex code #393F4B. It is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 24.7% green and 29.4% blue (57, 63, 75).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

Inkblot (#393F4B) color codes

HEX	`#393F4B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 63, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 24.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.54, 0.6, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.54, 8.14, 274.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.735, 4.933, 7.358)`
Decimal	`3751755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Inkblot, 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 #393F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #393F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393f4b; }
.text { color: #393f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 63 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393f4b, #3c394b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

See #393F4B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #393F4B?: #393F4B is a dark, grayish blue known as Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Inkblot?: The RGB value is 57, 63, 75: 57 red, 63 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Inkblot?: The complementary color is #4B4539, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.