What color is #393C23?

#393C23 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393C23?

The RGB value is 57, 60, 35: 57 red, 60 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393C23?

The complementary color is #26233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393C23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393C23 color

#393C23 rgb(57, 60, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393C23 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.5% green and 13.7% blue (57, 60, 35).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 26% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 6.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#393C23 color codes

HEX	`#393C23`
RGB	`rgb(57, 60, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 26%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 42%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 42%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.4, -6.1, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.4, 16.24, 112.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.607, 4.223, 2.215)`
Decimal	`3750947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393C23, 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 #393C23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393C23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #393C23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393c23; }
.text { color: #393c23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393c23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 60 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393c23, #2d3c23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #393C23?: #393C23 is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393C23?: The RGB value is 57, 60, 35: 57 red, 60 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393C23?: The complementary color is #26233C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393C23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.