What color is #393916?

#393916 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393916?

The RGB value is 57, 57, 22: 57 red, 57 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393916?

The complementary color is #161639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393916?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393916 color

#393916 rgb(57, 57, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393916 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22.4% green and 8.6% blue (57, 57, 22).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 44% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.86:1).

#393916 color codes

HEX	`#393916`
RGB	`rgb(57, 57, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 44%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 61%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 61%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.18, -5.85, 21.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.18, 22.29, 105.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.295, 3.854, 1.329)`
Decimal	`3750166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393916, 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 #393916	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393916 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #393916 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393916; }
.text { color: #393916; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393916; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 57 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393916, #283916); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #393916?: #393916 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393916?: The RGB value is 57, 57, 22: 57 red, 57 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393916?: The complementary color is #161639, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393916?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.