What color is #39343E?

#39343E 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 #39343E?

The RGB value is 57, 52, 62: 57 red, 52 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39343E?

The complementary color is #393E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39343E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39343E color

#39343E rgb(57, 52, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39343E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.4% green and 24.3% blue (57, 52, 62).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 9% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#39343E color codes

HEX	`#39343E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 52, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 9%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 16%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 16%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.56, 4.52, -5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.56, 7.08, 309.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.785, 3.674, 5.066)`
Decimal	`3748926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39343E, 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 #39343E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39343E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #39343E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39343e; }
.text { color: #39343e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39343e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 52 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39343e, #3e343e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Jet Black.

Questions

What color is #39343E?: #39343E 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 #39343E?: The RGB value is 57, 52, 62: 57 red, 52 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39343E?: The complementary color is #393E34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39343E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.