What color is #393836?

#393836 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393836?

The RGB value is 57, 56, 54: 57 red, 56 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393836?

The complementary color is #363739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393836?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393836 color

#393836 rgb(57, 56, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393836 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22% green and 21.2% blue (57, 56, 54).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 3% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Graphite (#383838), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#393836 color codes

HEX	`#393836`
RGB	`rgb(57, 56, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 3%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 5%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.55, -0.01, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.55, 1.4, 90.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.767, 3.965, 4.056)`
Decimal	`3749942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393836, 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 #393836	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393836 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #393836 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393836; }
.text { color: #393836; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393836; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 56 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393836, #393936); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #393836?: #393836 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393836?: The RGB value is 57, 56, 54: 57 red, 56 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393836?: The complementary color is #363739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393836?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.