What color is #39323C?

#39323C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39323C?

The RGB value is 57, 50, 60: 57 red, 50 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39323C?

The complementary color is #353C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39323C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39323C color

#39323C rgb(57, 50, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39323C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.6% green and 23.5% blue (57, 50, 60).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 9% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#39323C color codes

HEX	`#39323C`
RGB	`rgb(57, 50, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 9%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 17%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 17%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.86, 5.39, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.86, 7.45, 316.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.643, 3.477, 4.753)`
Decimal	`3748412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39323C, 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 #39323C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39323C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #39323C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39323c; }
.text { color: #39323c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39323c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 50 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39323c, #3c323a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #39323C?: #39323C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39323C?: The RGB value is 57, 50, 60: 57 red, 50 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39323C?: The complementary color is #353C32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39323C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.