What color is #393F49?

#393F49 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393F49?

The RGB value is 57, 63, 73: 57 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393F49?

The complementary color is #494339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393F49 color

#393F49 rgb(57, 63, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #393F49 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 24.7% green and 28.6% blue (57, 63, 73).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Inkblot (#393F4B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#393F49 color codes

HEX	`#393F49`
RGB	`rgb(57, 63, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 24.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.46, 0.06, -6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.46, 6.92, 270.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.667, 4.906, 7.003)`
Decimal	`3751753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393F49, 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 #393F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #393F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393f49; }
.text { color: #393f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 63 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393f49, #3b3949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #393F49?: #393F49 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Inkblot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393F49?: The RGB value is 57, 63, 73: 57 red, 63 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393F49?: The complementary color is #494339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.