What color is #393141?

#393141 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393141?

The RGB value is 57, 49, 65: 57 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393141?

The complementary color is #394131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393141 color

#393141 rgb(57, 49, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393141 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.2% green and 25.5% blue (57, 49, 65).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 14% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Royal Decree (#403547), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#393141 color codes

HEX	`#393141`
RGB	`rgb(57, 49, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 14%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 25%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 25%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.76, 7.32, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.76, 11.36, 310.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.74, 3.448, 5.469)`
Decimal	`3748161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393141, 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 #393141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #393141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393141; }
.text { color: #393141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 49 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393141, #413141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #393141?: #393141 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Decree. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393141?: The RGB value is 57, 49, 65: 57 red, 49 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393141?: The complementary color is #394131, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.