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#39363A Color

#39363A is rgb(57, 54, 58) in RGB, hsl(285, 4%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 77%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jet (#343434), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39363A
HEX#39363A
RGBrgb(57, 54, 58)
HSLhsl(285, 4%, 22%)
HSVhsv(285, 7%, 23%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 77%)
OKLCHoklch(33.7% 0.008 317.7)
LABlab(23.04% 2.04 -2.02)
LCHlch(23.04% 2.87 315.23)

What #39363A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #39363A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#39363A Channel Values

How #39363A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 57 · G 54 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 4% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 7% · V 23%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 77%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.91:1 vs white · 1.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39363A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #39363A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39363A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #39363A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #39363A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#39363A
Protanopia#37373A
Protanomaly#38363A
Deuteranopia#37373A
Deuteranomaly#38373A
Tritanopia#383737
Tritanomaly#393638
Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #39363A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-39363a: #39363A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39363A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39363a': '#39363A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.212, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_39363a">#39363A</color>
SVG fillfill="#39363A"

More Gray Colors

#39363A sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#39363A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39363A?

#39363A is a dark gray — rgb(57, 54, 58) in RGB and hsl(285, 4%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jet (#343434), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.16.

What is the RGB value of #39363A?

#39363A is rgb(57, 54, 58) — red 57, green 54, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39363A?

#39363A converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 7%, 0%, 77%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39363A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #39363A scores 11.91:1 against white and 1.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39363A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39363A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.55, which is visibly different.

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