What color is #393B46?

#393B46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393B46?

The RGB value is 57, 59, 70: 57 red, 59 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393B46?

The complementary color is #464439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393B46 color

#393B46 rgb(57, 59, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393B46 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.1% green and 27.5% blue (57, 59, 70).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Inkblot (#393F4B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#393B46 color codes

HEX	`#393B46`
RGB	`rgb(57, 59, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 16%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.08, 1.89, -7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.08, 7.28, 285.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.357, 4.44, 6.421)`
Decimal	`3750726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393B46, 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 #393B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #393B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393b46; }
.text { color: #393b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 59 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393b46, #3d3946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #393B46?: #393B46 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393B46?: The RGB value is 57, 59, 70: 57 red, 59 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393B46?: The complementary color is #464439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.