What color is #393D27?

#393D27 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393D27?

The RGB value is 57, 61, 39: 57 red, 61 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393D27?

The complementary color is #2B273D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393D27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393D27 color

#393D27 rgb(57, 61, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #393D27 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.9% green and 15.3% blue (57, 61, 39).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 22% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#393D27 color codes

HEX	`#393D27`
RGB	`rgb(57, 61, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 22%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 36%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 36%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.81, -6.1, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.81, 14.4, 115.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.722, 4.354, 2.563)`
Decimal	`3751207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393D27, 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 #393D27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393D27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #393D27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393d27; }
.text { color: #393d27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393d27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 61 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393d27, #2e3d27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #393D27?: #393D27 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393D27?: The RGB value is 57, 61, 39: 57 red, 61 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393D27?: The complementary color is #2B273D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393D27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.