What color is #393300?

#393300 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393300?

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

What is the complementary color of #393300?

The complementary color is #000639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393300 color

#393300 rgb(57, 51, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393300 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20% green and 0% blue (57, 51, 0).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 100% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#393300 color codes

HEX	`#393300`
RGB	`rgb(57, 51, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 100%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.97, -3.64, 29.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.97, 29.61, 97.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.871, 3.238, 0.474)`
Decimal	`3748608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393300, 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 #393300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #393300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393300; }
.text { color: #393300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 51 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393300, #233900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #393300?: #393300 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393300?: The RGB value is 57, 51, 0: 57 red, 51 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393300?: The complementary color is #000639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.