Information about #393231 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #393231 reads as a softly muted neutral grey and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Indigo Ink Brown (#393432). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Oil (#3B3131) and Gondola (#373332).
The recipe behind #393231 is rgb(57, 50, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #393231: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:78), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #393231 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#393231 color variations
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#393231 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#393231 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#393231 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#393231 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#393231 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #393231 color
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Nearest named colors to #393231
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#393432
#3B3131
#373332
#3A3532
#383532
#363030
#353131
#3B2F2F
#353333
#3C3135
#3D3334
#382D32
#393231 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#393231
- RGB57, 50, 49
- CMYK0, 3, 3, 78
- CSSrgb(57, 50, 49)
- HSL7°, 8%, 21%
- HSL Precise7.5°, 7.547%, 20.784%
- HSV7°, 14%, 22%
- HSB7°, 14%, 22%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.224
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
- GLSLvec3(0.224, 0.196, 0.192)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.224, 0.196, 0.192, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.224, 0.196, 0.192)
- Percentage of Red in RGB22.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID393231
- DECIMAL ID3748401
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
