What color is #393845?

#393845 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 #393845?

The RGB value is 57, 56, 69: 57 red, 56 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393845?

The complementary color is #444538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393845?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393845 color

#393845 rgb(57, 56, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393845 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22% green and 27.1% blue (57, 56, 69).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Witches Cauldron (#35343F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#393845 color codes

HEX	`#393845`
RGB	`rgb(57, 56, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 19%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.09, 3.62, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.09, 8.64, 294.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.175, 4.128, 6.206)`
Decimal	`3749957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393845, 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 #393845	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393845 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #393845 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393845; }
.text { color: #393845; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393845; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 56 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393845, #403845); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #393845?: #393845 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 #393845?: The RGB value is 57, 56, 69: 57 red, 56 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393845?: The complementary color is #444538, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393845?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.