What color is #39393B?

#39393B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coal Hard Truth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39393B?

The RGB value is 57, 57, 59: 57 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39393B?

The complementary color is #3B3B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39393B?

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.

#39393B color

#39393B rgb(57, 57, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39393B is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22.4% green and 23.1% blue (57, 57, 59).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 2% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Coal Hard Truth (#3B3B3D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#39393B color codes

HEX	`#39393B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 57, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 2%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 3%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 3%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.04, 0.46, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.04, 1.32, 290.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.94, 4.112, 4.723)`
Decimal	`3750203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39393B, 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 #39393B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39393B 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 #39393B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39393b; }
.text { color: #39393b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39393b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 57 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39393b, #3a393b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #39393B?: #39393B is a dark gray, closest to the named color Coal Hard Truth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39393B?: The RGB value is 57, 57, 59: 57 red, 57 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39393B?: The complementary color is #3B3B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39393B?: 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.