What color is #393532?

#393532 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393532?

The RGB value is 57, 53, 50: 57 red, 53 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393532?

The complementary color is #323639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393532?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393532 color

#393532 rgb(57, 53, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393532 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.8% green and 19.6% blue (57, 53, 50).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 7% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#393532 color codes

HEX	`#393532`
RGB	`rgb(57, 53, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 7%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 12%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.47, 1.11, 2.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.47, 2.76, 66.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.536, 3.646, 3.535)`
Decimal	`3749170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393532, 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 #393532	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393532 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #393532 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393532; }
.text { color: #393532; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393532; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 53 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393532, #393932); }

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Questions

What color is #393532?: #393532 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393532?: The RGB value is 57, 53, 50: 57 red, 53 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393532?: The complementary color is #323639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393532?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.