What color is #393747?

#393747 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393747?

The RGB value is 57, 55, 71: 57 red, 55 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393747?

The complementary color is #454737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393747?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393747 color

#393747 rgb(57, 55, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393747 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 21.6% green and 27.8% blue (57, 55, 71).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#393747 color codes

HEX	`#393747`
RGB	`rgb(57, 55, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 21.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 23%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 23%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.86, 4.83, -9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.86, 10.69, 296.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.191, 4.057, 6.522)`
Decimal	`3749703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393747, 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 #393747	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393747 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #393747 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393747; }
.text { color: #393747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393747; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 55 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393747, #413747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #393747?: #393747 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393747?: The RGB value is 57, 55, 71: 57 red, 55 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393747?: The complementary color is #454737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393747?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.