What color is #393838?

#393838 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393838?

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

What is the complementary color of #393838?

The complementary color is #383939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393838?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393838 color

#393838 rgb(57, 56, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393838 is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 1% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Graphite (#383838), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#393838 color codes

HEX	`#393838`
RGB	`rgb(57, 56, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 1%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 2%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.62, 0.43, 0.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.62, 0.46, 19.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.815, 3.984, 4.309)`
Decimal	`3749944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393838, 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 #393838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #393838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393838; }
.text { color: #393838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 56 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393838, #393938); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #393838?: #393838 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393838?: The RGB value is 57, 56, 56: 57 red, 56 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393838?: The complementary color is #383939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393838?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.