What color is #39354F?

#39354F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39354F?

The RGB value is 57, 53, 79: 57 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39354F?

The complementary color is #4B4F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39354F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39354F color

#39354F rgb(57, 53, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #39354F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 20.8% green and 31% blue (57, 53, 79).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Maharaja (#3F354F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#39354F color codes

HEX	`#39354F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 53, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 20.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 33%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 33%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.61, 8.42, -15.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.61, 17.42, 298.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.371, 3.981, 7.934)`
Decimal	`3749199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39354F, 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 #39354F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39354F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #39354F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39354f; }
.text { color: #39354f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39354f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 53 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39354f, #46354f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #39354F?: #39354F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Maharaja. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39354F?: The RGB value is 57, 53, 79: 57 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39354F?: The complementary color is #4B4F35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39354F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.