What color is #393A32?

#393A32 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393A32?

The RGB value is 57, 58, 50: 57 red, 58 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393A32?

The complementary color is #33323A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393A32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393A32 color

#393A32 rgb(57, 58, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393A32 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22.7% green and 19.6% blue (57, 58, 50).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 7% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.51:1).

#393A32 color codes

HEX	`#393A32`
RGB	`rgb(57, 58, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 7%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 14%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.08, -2.17, 4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.08, 5.3, 114.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.776, 4.126, 3.615)`
Decimal	`3750450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393A32, 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 #393A32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393A32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.51:1	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 #393A32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393a32; }
.text { color: #393a32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393a32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 58 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393a32, #353a32); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #393A32?: #393A32 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393A32?: The RGB value is 57, 58, 50: 57 red, 58 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393A32?: The complementary color is #33323A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393A32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.