What color is #394137?

#394137 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 #394137?

The RGB value is 57, 65, 55: 57 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394137?

The complementary color is #3F3741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394137 color

#394137 rgb(57, 65, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394137 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 25.5% green and 21.6% blue (57, 65, 55).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#394137 color codes

HEX	`#394137`
RGB	`rgb(57, 65, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 25.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 15%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 15%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.52, -5.59, 5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.52, 7.5, 138.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.267, 4.926, 4.34)`
Decimal	`3752247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394137, 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 #394137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #394137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394137; }
.text { color: #394137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 65 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394137, #37413a); }

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Questions

What color is #394137?: #394137 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 #394137?: The RGB value is 57, 65, 55: 57 red, 65 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394137?: The complementary color is #3F3741, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.