What color is #393209?

#393209 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393209?

The RGB value is 57, 50, 9: 57 red, 50 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393209?

The complementary color is #091039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393209?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393209 color

#393209 rgb(57, 50, 9)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393209 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.6% green and 3.5% blue (57, 50, 9).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 73% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 84% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#393209 color codes

HEX	`#393209`
RGB	`rgb(57, 50, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.6%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 73%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 84%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 84%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.72, -2.43, 25.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.72, 25.55, 95.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.877, 3.171, 0.719)`
Decimal	`3748361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393209, 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 #393209	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393209 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #393209 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393209; }
.text { color: #393209; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393209; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 50 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393209, #283909); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #393209?: #393209 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393209?: The RGB value is 57, 50, 9: 57 red, 50 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393209?: The complementary color is #091039, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393209?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.