What color is #393F59?

#393F59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #393F59?

The RGB value is 57, 63, 89: 57 red, 63 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #393F59?

The complementary color is #595339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #393F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#393F59 color

#393F59 rgb(57, 63, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #393F59 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 24.7% green and 34.9% blue (57, 63, 89).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Genie (#3E4364), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#393F59 color codes

HEX	`#393F59`
RGB	`rgb(57, 63, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 24.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 29%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.15, 4.65, -16.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.15, 16.99, 285.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.268, 5.146, 10.165)`
Decimal	`3751769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #393F59, 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 #393F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#393F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #393F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #393f59; }
.text { color: #393f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #393f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 63 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #393f59, #433959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #393F59?: #393F59 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Genie. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #393F59?: The RGB value is 57, 63, 89: 57 red, 63 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #393F59?: The complementary color is #595339, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #393F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.