What color is #393B38?

#393B38 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393B38?

The RGB value is 57, 59, 56: 57 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393B38?

The complementary color is #3A383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393B38 color

#393B38 rgb(57, 59, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393B38 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.1% green and 22% blue (57, 59, 56).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 3% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Onyx (#353935), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#393B38 color codes

HEX	`#393B38`
RGB	`rgb(57, 59, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 3%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 5%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.59, -1.53, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.59, 2.19, 134.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.965, 4.283, 4.358)`
Decimal	`3750712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393B38, 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 #393B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #393B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393b38; }
.text { color: #393b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 59 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393b38, #383b39); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #393B38?: #393B38 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Onyx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393B38?: The RGB value is 57, 59, 56: 57 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393B38?: The complementary color is #3A383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.