What color is #393F0F?

#393F0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393F0F?

The RGB value is 57, 63, 15: 57 red, 63 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393F0F?

The complementary color is #150F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393F0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393F0F color

#393F0F rgb(57, 63, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #393F0F is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 24.7% green and 5.9% blue (57, 63, 15).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 62% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#393F0F color codes

HEX	`#393F0F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 63, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 24.7%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 62%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 76%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 76%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.14, -10.16, 27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.14, 29.18, 110.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.551, 4.459, 1.126)`
Decimal	`3751695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393F0F, 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 #393F0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393F0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #393F0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393f0f; }
.text { color: #393f0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393f0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 63 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393f0f, #213f0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #393F0F?: #393F0F is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393F0F?: The RGB value is 57, 63, 15: 57 red, 63 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393F0F?: The complementary color is #150F3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393F0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.