What color is #393202?

#393202 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393202?

The RGB value is 57, 50, 2: 57 red, 50 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393202?

The complementary color is #020939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393202?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393202 color

#393202 rgb(57, 50, 2)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393202 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.6% green and 0.8% blue (57, 50, 2).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 93% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 96% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.87:1).

#393202 color codes

HEX	`#393202`
RGB	`rgb(57, 50, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.6%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 93%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 96%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 96%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.66, -2.87, 28.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.66, 28.37, 95.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.839, 3.156, 0.517)`
Decimal	`3748354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393202, 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 #393202	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393202 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #393202 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393202; }
.text { color: #393202; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393202; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 50 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393202, #253902); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #393202?: #393202 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393202?: The RGB value is 57, 50, 2: 57 red, 50 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393202?: The complementary color is #020939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393202?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.