What color is #393C3D?

#393C3D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393C3D?

The RGB value is 57, 60, 61: 57 red, 60 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393C3D?

The complementary color is #3D3A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393C3D?

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.

#393C3D color

#393C3D rgb(57, 60, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393C3D is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.5% green and 23.9% blue (57, 60, 61).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 3% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Tamahagane (#3B3F40), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#393C3D color codes

HEX	`#393C3D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 60, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 3%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 7%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 2%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.07, -1.03, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.07, 1.48, 225.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.145, 4.438, 5.052)`
Decimal	`3750973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393C3D, 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 #393C3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393C3D 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 #393C3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393c3d; }
.text { color: #393c3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393c3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 60 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393c3d, #393a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #393C3D?: #393C3D is a dark gray, closest to the named color Tamahagane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393C3D?: The RGB value is 57, 60, 61: 57 red, 60 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393C3D?: The complementary color is #3D3A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393C3D?: 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.