What color is #39323D?

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

What is the RGB value of #39323D?

The RGB value is 57, 50, 61: 57 red, 50 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39323D?

The complementary color is #363D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39323D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39323D color

#39323D rgb(57, 50, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39323D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 19.6% green and 23.9% blue (57, 50, 61).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 10% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 18% 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 12.37:1).

#39323D color codes

HEX	`#39323D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 50, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 19.6%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 10%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 18%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.9, 5.63, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.9, 8.06, 314.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.67, 3.488, 4.894)`
Decimal	`3748413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39323D, 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 #39323D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39323D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #39323D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39323d; }
.text { color: #39323d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39323d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 50 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39323d, #3d323b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #39323D?: #39323D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Professor Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39323D?: The RGB value is 57, 50, 61: 57 red, 50 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39323D?: The complementary color is #363D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39323D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.