What color is #393418?

#393418 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393418?

The RGB value is 57, 52, 24: 57 red, 52 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393418?

The complementary color is #181D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393418?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393418 color

#393418 rgb(57, 52, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393418 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.4% green and 9.4% blue (57, 52, 24).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 41% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 58% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Madras (#473E23), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#393418 color codes

HEX	`#393418`
RGB	`rgb(57, 52, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 41%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 58%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 58%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.55, -2.44, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.55, 18.54, 97.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.08, 3.392, 1.356)`
Decimal	`3748888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393418, 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 #393418	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393418 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #393418 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393418; }
.text { color: #393418; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393418; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 52 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393418, #2e3918); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #393418?: #393418 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Madras. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393418?: The RGB value is 57, 52, 24: 57 red, 52 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393418?: The complementary color is #181D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393418?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.