What color is #393D1C?

#393D1C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393D1C?

The RGB value is 57, 61, 28: 57 red, 61 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393D1C?

The complementary color is #201C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393D1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393D1C color

#393D1C rgb(57, 61, 28)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393D1C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.9% green and 11% blue (57, 61, 28).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 37% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Gladiator (#444411), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#393D1C color codes

HEX	`#393D1C`
RGB	`rgb(57, 61, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.9%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 37%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 54%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 54%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.61, -7.67, 19.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.61, 21.1, 111.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.566, 4.291, 1.739)`
Decimal	`3751196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393D1C, 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 #393D1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393D1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #393D1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393d1c; }
.text { color: #393d1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393d1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 61 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393d1c, #293d1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #393D1C?: #393D1C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Alligator Gladiator. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393D1C?: The RGB value is 57, 61, 28: 57 red, 61 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393D1C?: The complementary color is #201C3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393D1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.