What color is #393D32?

#393D32 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393D32?

The RGB value is 57, 61, 50: 57 red, 61 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393D32?

The complementary color is #36323D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393D32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393D32 color

#393D32 rgb(57, 61, 50)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393D32 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 23.9% green and 19.6% blue (57, 61, 50).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 10% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Black Olive (#3B3C36), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#393D32 color codes

HEX	`#393D32`
RGB	`rgb(57, 61, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 23.9%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 10%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 18%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.07, -4.1, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.07, 7.45, 123.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.932, 4.438, 3.666)`
Decimal	`3751218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393D32, 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 #393D32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393D32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #393D32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393d32; }
.text { color: #393d32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393d32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 61 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393d32, #343d32); }

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Questions

What color is #393D32?: #393D32 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Black Olive. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393D32?: The RGB value is 57, 61, 50: 57 red, 61 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393D32?: The complementary color is #36323D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393D32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.