What color is #394144?

#394144 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394144?

The RGB value is 57, 65, 68: 57 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394144?

The complementary color is #443C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394144?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394144 color

#394144 rgb(57, 65, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394144 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 25.5% green and 26.7% blue (57, 65, 68).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Metropolitan Silhouette (#3E4244), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#394144 color codes

HEX	`#394144`
RGB	`rgb(57, 65, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 25.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.93, -2.54, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.93, 3.89, 229.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.621, 5.068, 6.202)`
Decimal	`3752260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394144, 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 #394144	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394144 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #394144 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394144; }
.text { color: #394144; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394144; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 65 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394144, #393c44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #394144?: #394144 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Metropolitan Silhouette. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394144?: The RGB value is 57, 65, 68: 57 red, 65 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394144?: The complementary color is #443C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394144?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.