What color is #393811?

#393811 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393811?

The RGB value is 57, 56, 17: 57 red, 56 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393811?

The complementary color is #111239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393811?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393811 color

#393811 rgb(57, 56, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393811 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22% green and 6.7% blue (57, 56, 17).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 54% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 70% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#393811 color codes

HEX	`#393811`
RGB	`rgb(57, 56, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 54%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 70%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 70%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.79, -5.69, 23.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.79, 24.53, 103.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.203, 3.739, 1.083)`
Decimal	`3749905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393811, 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 #393811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #393811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393811; }
.text { color: #393811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 56 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393811, #263911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #393811?: #393811 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393811?: The RGB value is 57, 56, 17: 57 red, 56 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393811?: The complementary color is #111239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393811?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.