What color is #393B1F?

#393B1F 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 #393B1F?

The RGB value is 57, 59, 31: 57 red, 59 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393B1F?

The complementary color is #211F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393B1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393B1F color

#393B1F rgb(57, 59, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393B1F is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.1% green and 12.2% blue (57, 59, 31).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 31% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 6.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#393B1F color codes

HEX	`#393B1F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 59, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 31%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 47%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 47%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.99, -6.04, 17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.99, 18.09, 109.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.499, 4.097, 1.903)`
Decimal	`3750687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393B1F, 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 #393B1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393B1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #393B1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393b1f; }
.text { color: #393b1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393b1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 59 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393b1f, #2b3b1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #393B1F?: #393B1F 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 #393B1F?: The RGB value is 57, 59, 31: 57 red, 59 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393B1F?: The complementary color is #211F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393B1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.