#393545
Gunmetal · dark cool purple
About #393545
#393545 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 21% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gunmetal (ΔE 9.9); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #414535 — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #393545 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 11.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (11.87:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #393545?
#393545 is a muted, dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 21% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 17% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #393545?
Use white text. White on #393545 has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #393545?
Its complementary colour is #414535, and analogous partners are #353945 and #413545.