What color is #393849?

#393849 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393849?

The RGB value is 57, 56, 73: 57 red, 56 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393849?

The complementary color is #484938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393849 color

#393849 rgb(57, 56, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393849 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22% green and 28.6% blue (57, 56, 73).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Shuriken (#333344), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#393849 color codes

HEX	`#393849`
RGB	`rgb(57, 56, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 23%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.26, 4.7, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.26, 11.29, 294.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.304, 4.179, 6.882)`
Decimal	`3749961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393849, 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 #393849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #393849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393849; }
.text { color: #393849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 56 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393849, #423849); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #393849?: #393849 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Shuriken. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393849?: The RGB value is 57, 56, 73: 57 red, 56 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393849?: The complementary color is #484938, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.