What color is #394235?

#394235 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 #394235?

The RGB value is 57, 66, 53: 57 red, 66 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394235?

The complementary color is #3E3542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394235?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394235 color

#394235 rgb(57, 66, 53)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394235 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 25.9% green and 20.8% blue (57, 66, 53).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 11% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#394235 color codes

HEX	`#394235`
RGB	`rgb(57, 66, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 25.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 11%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 20%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.8, -6.63, 6.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.8, 9.42, 134.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.278, 5.023, 4.112)`
Decimal	`3752501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394235, 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 #394235	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394235 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #394235 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394235; }
.text { color: #394235; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394235; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 66 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394235, #354238); }

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Questions

What color is #394235?: #394235 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 #394235?: The RGB value is 57, 66, 53: 57 red, 66 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394235?: The complementary color is #3E3542, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394235?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.