What color is #393902?

#393902 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393902?

The RGB value is 57, 57, 2: 57 red, 57 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393902?

The complementary color is #020239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393902?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393902 color

#393902 rgb(57, 57, 2)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393902 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22.4% green and 0.8% blue (57, 57, 2).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 93% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#393902 color codes

HEX	`#393902`
RGB	`rgb(57, 57, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22.4%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 93%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 96%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 96%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23, -7.31, 30.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23, 31.58, 103.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.162, 3.801, 0.624)`
Decimal	`3750146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393902, 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 #393902	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393902 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #393902 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393902; }
.text { color: #393902; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393902; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 57 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393902, #1d3902); }

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Questions

What color is #393902?: #393902 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393902?: The RGB value is 57, 57, 2: 57 red, 57 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393902?: The complementary color is #020239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393902?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.