What color is #393B49?

#393B49 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393B49?

The RGB value is 57, 59, 73: 57 red, 59 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393B49?

The complementary color is #494739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393B49 color

#393B49 rgb(57, 59, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393B49 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.1% green and 28.6% blue (57, 59, 73).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Madonna (#3F4250), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#393B49 color codes

HEX	`#393B49`
RGB	`rgb(57, 59, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 19%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.19, 2.69, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.19, 9.24, 286.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.454, 4.479, 6.932)`
Decimal	`3750729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393B49, 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 #393B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #393B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393b49; }
.text { color: #393b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 59 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393b49, #3f3949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #393B49?: #393B49 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Madonna. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393B49?: The RGB value is 57, 59, 73: 57 red, 59 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393B49?: The complementary color is #494739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.