What color is #393227?

#393227 is a very dark, grayish orange known as Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393227?

The RGB value is 57, 50, 39: 57 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393227?

The complementary color is #272E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393227 color

#393227 rgb(57, 50, 39)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393227 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.6% green and 15.3% blue (57, 50, 39).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 19% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 32% yellow and 78% black.

This exact color is also called Creole.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#393227 color codes

HEX	`#393227`
RGB	`rgb(57, 50, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.6%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 19%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 32%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 32%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.2, 1.01, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.2, 8.22, 82.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.194, 3.298, 2.387)`
Decimal	`3748391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393227, 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 #393227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #393227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393227; }
.text { color: #393227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 50 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393227, #373927); }

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Questions

What color is #393227?: #393227 is a very dark, grayish orange known as Creole. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393227?: The RGB value is 57, 50, 39: 57 red, 50 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393227?: The complementary color is #272E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.