What color is #393844?

#393844 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393844?

The RGB value is 57, 56, 68: 57 red, 56 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393844?

The complementary color is #434438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393844?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393844 color

#393844 rgb(57, 56, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393844 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22% green and 26.7% blue (57, 56, 68).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.52:1).

#393844 color codes

HEX	`#393844`
RGB	`rgb(57, 56, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 18%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.05, 3.36, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.05, 7.98, 294.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.145, 4.116, 6.044)`
Decimal	`3749956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393844, 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 #393844	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393844 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	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 #393844 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393844; }
.text { color: #393844; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393844; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 56 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393844, #3f3844); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #393844?: #393844 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Witches Cauldron. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393844?: The RGB value is 57, 56, 68: 57 red, 56 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393844?: The complementary color is #434438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393844?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.