What color is #393B45?

#393B45 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393B45?

The RGB value is 57, 59, 69: 57 red, 59 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393B45?

The complementary color is #454339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393B45 color

#393B45 rgb(57, 59, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393B45 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.1% green and 27.1% blue (57, 59, 69).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is After Midnight (#38393F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#393B45 color codes

HEX	`#393B45`
RGB	`rgb(57, 59, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 17%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 14%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.04, 1.63, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.04, 6.62, 284.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.325, 4.427, 6.256)`
Decimal	`3750725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393B45, 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 #393B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #393B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393b45; }
.text { color: #393b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 59 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393b45, #3d3945); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #393B45?: #393B45 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color After Midnight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393B45?: The RGB value is 57, 59, 69: 57 red, 59 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393B45?: The complementary color is #454339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.