What color is #393032?

#393032 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393032?

The RGB value is 57, 48, 50: 57 red, 48 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393032?

The complementary color is #303937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393032?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393032 color

#393032 rgb(57, 48, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393032 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 18.8% green and 19.6% blue (57, 48, 50).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 9% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 12% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Smoked Black Coffee (#3B2F2F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#393032 color codes

HEX	`#393032`
RGB	`rgb(57, 48, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 18.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 9%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 16%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 12%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.88, 4.47, 0.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.88, 4.48, 2.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.32, 3.214, 3.462)`
Decimal	`3747890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393032, 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 #393032	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393032 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #393032 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393032; }
.text { color: #393032; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393032; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 48 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393032, #393330); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #393032?: #393032 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Smoked Black Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393032?: The RGB value is 57, 48, 50: 57 red, 48 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393032?: The complementary color is #303937, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393032?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.