What color is #393310?

#393310 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393310?

The RGB value is 57, 51, 16: 57 red, 51 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393310?

The complementary color is #101639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393310?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393310 color

#393310 rgb(57, 51, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393310 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20% green and 6.3% blue (57, 51, 16).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 56% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 72% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#393310 color codes

HEX	`#393310`
RGB	`rgb(57, 51, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 56%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 72%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 72%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.11, -2.58, 22.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.11, 22.73, 96.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.965, 3.275, 0.966)`
Decimal	`3748624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393310, 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 #393310	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393310 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #393310 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393310; }
.text { color: #393310; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393310; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 51 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393310, #2a3910); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #393310?: #393310 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393310?: The RGB value is 57, 51, 16: 57 red, 51 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393310?: The complementary color is #101639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393310?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.