What color is #393341?

#393341 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 #393341?

The RGB value is 57, 51, 65: 57 red, 51 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393341?

The complementary color is #3B4133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393341?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393341 color

#393341 rgb(57, 51, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393341 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20% green and 25.5% blue (57, 51, 65).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 12% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#393341 color codes

HEX	`#393341`
RGB	`rgb(57, 51, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 12%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 22%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 22%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.37, 5.96, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.37, 9.78, 307.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.825, 3.619, 5.497)`
Decimal	`3748673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393341, 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 #393341	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393341 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #393341 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393341; }
.text { color: #393341; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393341; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 51 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393341, #403341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #393341?: #393341 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 #393341?: The RGB value is 57, 51, 65: 57 red, 51 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393341?: The complementary color is #3B4133, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393341?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.