What color is #39303D?

#39303D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39303D?

The RGB value is 57, 48, 61: 57 red, 48 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39303D?

The complementary color is #343D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39303D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39303D color

#39303D rgb(57, 48, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39303D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 18.8% green and 23.9% blue (57, 48, 61).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 12% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.62:1).

#39303D color codes

HEX	`#39303D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 48, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 18.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 12%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.29, 6.99, -6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.29, 9.68, 316.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.586, 3.321, 4.866)`
Decimal	`3747901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39303D, 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 #39303D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39303D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #39303D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39303d; }
.text { color: #39303d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39303d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 48 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39303d, #3d303b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #39303D?: #39303D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39303D?: The RGB value is 57, 48, 61: 57 red, 48 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39303D?: The complementary color is #343D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39303D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.