What color is #393233?

#393233 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393233?

The RGB value is 57, 50, 51: 57 red, 50 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393233?

The complementary color is #323938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393233?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393233 color

#393233 rgb(57, 50, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393233 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.6% green and 20% blue (57, 50, 51).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 7% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is After Dark (#3C3535), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#393233 color codes

HEX	`#393233`
RGB	`rgb(57, 50, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.6%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 7%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 12%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.54, 3.33, 0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.54, 3.37, 8.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.425, 3.39, 3.605)`
Decimal	`3748403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393233, 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 #393233	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393233 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #393233 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393233; }
.text { color: #393233; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393233; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 50 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393233, #393532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #393233?: #393233 is a dark gray, closest to the named color After Dark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393233?: The RGB value is 57, 50, 51: 57 red, 50 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393233?: The complementary color is #323938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393233?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.