What color is #39353F?

#39353F 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 #39353F?

The RGB value is 57, 53, 63: 57 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39353F?

The complementary color is #3B3F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39353F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39353F color

#39353F rgb(57, 53, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39353F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.8% green and 24.7% blue (57, 53, 63).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#39353F color codes

HEX	`#39353F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 53, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 16%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 16%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.91, 4.1, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.91, 6.94, 306.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.857, 3.775, 5.227)`
Decimal	`3749183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39353F, 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 #39353F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39353F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #39353F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39353f; }
.text { color: #39353f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39353f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 53 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39353f, #3e353f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #39353F?: #39353F 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 #39353F?: The RGB value is 57, 53, 63: 57 red, 53 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39353F?: The complementary color is #3B3F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39353F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.