What color is #393F03?

#393F03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393F03?

The RGB value is 57, 63, 3: 57 red, 63 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393F03?

The complementary color is #09033F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393F03?

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.

#393F03 color

#393F03 rgb(57, 63, 3)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393F03 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 24.7% green and 1.2% blue (57, 63, 3).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 91% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#393F03 color codes

HEX	`#393F03`
RGB	`rgb(57, 63, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 24.7%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 91%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 95%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 95%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.05, -10.89, 32.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.05, 34.13, 108.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.481, 4.432, 0.758)`
Decimal	`3751683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393F03, 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 #393F03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393F03 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 #393F03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393f03; }
.text { color: #393f03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393f03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 63 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393f03, #1b3f03); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #393F03?: #393F03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393F03?: The RGB value is 57, 63, 3: 57 red, 63 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393F03?: The complementary color is #09033F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393F03?: 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.