What color is #393634?

#393634 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393634?

The RGB value is 57, 54, 52: 57 red, 54 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393634?

The complementary color is #343739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393634 color

#393634 rgb(57, 54, 52)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393634 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 21.2% green and 20.4% blue (57, 54, 52).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 5% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Kilimanjaro (#3A3532), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#393634 color codes

HEX	`#393634`
RGB	`rgb(57, 54, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 21.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 5%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 9%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 9%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.85, 0.87, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.85, 1.93, 63.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.626, 3.756, 3.782)`
Decimal	`3749428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393634, 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 #393634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #393634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393634; }
.text { color: #393634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 54 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393634, #393934); }

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Questions

What color is #393634?: #393634 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Kilimanjaro. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393634?: The RGB value is 57, 54, 52: 57 red, 54 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393634?: The complementary color is #343739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.