What color is #393E4D?

#393E4D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393E4D?

The RGB value is 57, 62, 77: 57 red, 62 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393E4D?

The complementary color is #4D4839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393E4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393E4D color

#393E4D rgb(57, 62, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393E4D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 24.3% green and 30.2% blue (57, 62, 77).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Lava Stone (#3C4151), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#393E4D color codes

HEX	`#393E4D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 62, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 24.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 26%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.31, 1.81, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.31, 9.95, 280.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.749, 4.851, 7.706)`
Decimal	`3751501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393E4D, 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 #393E4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393E4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #393E4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393e4d; }
.text { color: #393e4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393e4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 62 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393e4d, #3e394d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #393E4D?: #393E4D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Lava Stone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393E4D?: The RGB value is 57, 62, 77: 57 red, 62 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393E4D?: The complementary color is #4D4839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393E4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.