What color is #393743?

#393743 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 #393743?

The RGB value is 57, 55, 67: 57 red, 55 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393743?

The complementary color is #414337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393743?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393743 color

#393743 rgb(57, 55, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393743 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 21.6% green and 26.3% blue (57, 55, 67).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Professor Plum (#393540), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.66:1).

#393743 color codes

HEX	`#393743`
RGB	`rgb(57, 55, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 21.6%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 18%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 18%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.7, 3.77, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.7, 8.04, 297.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.066, 4.007, 5.868)`
Decimal	`3749699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393743, 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 #393743	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393743 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #393743 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393743; }
.text { color: #393743; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393743; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 55 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393743, #3f3743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #393743?: #393743 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 #393743?: The RGB value is 57, 55, 67: 57 red, 55 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393743?: The complementary color is #414337, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393743?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.