What color is #393B2A?

#393B2A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393B2A?

The RGB value is 57, 59, 42: 57 red, 59 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393B2A?

The complementary color is #2C2A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393B2A color

#393B2A rgb(57, 59, 42)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393B2A is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.1% green and 16.5% blue (57, 59, 42).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 17% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#393B2A color codes

HEX	`#393B2A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 59, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 17%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 29%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.21, -4.33, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.21, 11.16, 112.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.669, 4.165, 2.801)`
Decimal	`3750698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393B2A, 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 #393B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #393B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393b2a; }
.text { color: #393b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 59 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393b2a, #313b2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #393B2A?: #393B2A is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393B2A?: The RGB value is 57, 59, 42: 57 red, 59 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393B2A?: The complementary color is #2C2A3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.