What color is #393B2F?

#393B2F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393B2F?

The RGB value is 57, 59, 47: 57 red, 59 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393B2F?

The complementary color is #312F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393B2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393B2F color

#393B2F rgb(57, 59, 47)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393B2F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.1% green and 18.4% blue (57, 59, 47).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 11% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#393B2F color codes

HEX	`#393B2F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 59, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.1%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 11%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 20%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.33, -3.41, 7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.33, 7.94, 115.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.764, 4.203, 3.302)`
Decimal	`3750703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393B2F, 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 #393B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #393B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393b2f; }
.text { color: #393b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 59 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393b2f, #333b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #393B2F?: #393B2F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393B2F?: The RGB value is 57, 59, 47: 57 red, 59 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393B2F?: The complementary color is #312F3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393B2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.