What color is #394035?

#394035 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394035?

The RGB value is 57, 64, 53: 57 red, 64 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394035?

The complementary color is #3C3540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394035?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394035 color

#394035 rgb(57, 64, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394035 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 25.1% green and 20.8% blue (57, 64, 53).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 9% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#394035 color codes

HEX	`#394035`
RGB	`rgb(57, 64, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 25.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 9%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 17%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.14, -5.38, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.14, 7.88, 133.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.163, 4.794, 4.073)`
Decimal	`3751989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394035, 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 #394035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #394035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394035; }
.text { color: #394035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 64 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394035, #354037); }

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Questions

What color is #394035?: #394035 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394035?: The RGB value is 57, 64, 53: 57 red, 64 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394035?: The complementary color is #3C3540, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394035?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.