What color is #394339?

#394339 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 #394339?

The RGB value is 57, 67, 57: 57 red, 67 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394339?

The complementary color is #433943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394339 color

#394339 rgb(57, 67, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394339 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 26.3% green and 22.4% blue (57, 67, 57).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#394339 color codes

HEX	`#394339`
RGB	`rgb(57, 67, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 26.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.24, -6.4, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.24, 7.95, 143.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.433, 5.18, 4.636)`
Decimal	`3752761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394339, 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 #394339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #394339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394339; }
.text { color: #394339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 67 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394339, #39433e); }

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Questions

What color is #394339?: #394339 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 #394339?: The RGB value is 57, 67, 57: 57 red, 67 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394339?: The complementary color is #433943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.