What color is #394231?

#394231 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394231?

The RGB value is 57, 66, 49: 57 red, 66 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394231?

The complementary color is #3A3142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394231?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394231 color

#394231 rgb(57, 66, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394231 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 25.9% green and 19.2% blue (57, 66, 49).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 15% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#394231 color codes

HEX	`#394231`
RGB	`rgb(57, 66, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 25.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 15%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 26%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 26%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.7, -7.43, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.7, 11.79, 129.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.19, 4.988, 3.647)`
Decimal	`3752497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394231, 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 #394231	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394231 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #394231 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394231; }
.text { color: #394231; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394231; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 66 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394231, #314232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #394231?: #394231 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394231?: The RGB value is 57, 66, 49: 57 red, 66 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394231?: The complementary color is #3A3142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394231?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.