What color is #393540?

#393540 is a dark, grayish violet known as Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Professor Plum?

The RGB value is 57, 53, 64: 57 red, 53 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Professor Plum?

The complementary color is #3C4035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393540?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Professor Plum color: hex code #393540

#393540 rgb(57, 53, 64)

Shades of gray

Professor Plum has the hex code #393540. It is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.8% green and 25.1% blue (57, 53, 64).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

Professor Plum (#393540) color codes

HEX	`#393540`
RGB	`rgb(57, 53, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.95, 4.35, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.95, 7.58, 305)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.886, 3.786, 5.376)`
Decimal	`3749184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Professor Plum, 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 #393540	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393540 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #393540 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393540; }
.text { color: #393540; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393540; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 53 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393540, #3e3540); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

See #393540 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #393540?: #393540 is a dark, grayish violet known as Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Professor Plum?: The RGB value is 57, 53, 64: 57 red, 53 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Professor Plum?: The complementary color is #3C4035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393540?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.