What color is #393442?

#393442 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 #393442?

The RGB value is 57, 52, 66: 57 red, 52 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393442?

The complementary color is #3D4234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393442 color

#393442 rgb(57, 52, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393442 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.4% green and 25.9% blue (57, 52, 66).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 12% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#393442 color codes

HEX	`#393442`
RGB	`rgb(57, 52, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 12%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 21%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 21%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.72, 5.54, -7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.72, 9.65, 304.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.899, 3.719, 5.666)`
Decimal	`3748930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393442, 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 #393442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #393442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393442; }
.text { color: #393442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 52 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393442, #403442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #393442?: #393442 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 #393442?: The RGB value is 57, 52, 66: 57 red, 52 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393442?: The complementary color is #3D4234, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.