What color is #393A38?

#393A38 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393A38?

The RGB value is 57, 58, 56: 57 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393A38?

The complementary color is #39383A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393A38?

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.

#393A38 color

#393A38 rgb(57, 58, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393A38 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 22.7% green and 22% blue (57, 58, 56).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 2% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Graphite (#383838), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#393A38 color codes

HEX	`#393A38`
RGB	`rgb(57, 58, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 22.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 2%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 3%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.26, -0.88, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.26, 1.4, 128.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.914, 4.181, 4.342)`
Decimal	`3750456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393A38, 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 #393A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393A38 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 #393A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393a38; }
.text { color: #393a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 58 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393a38, #383a38); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #393A38?: #393A38 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Graphite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393A38?: The RGB value is 57, 58, 56: 57 red, 58 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393A38?: The complementary color is #39383A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393A38?: 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.