What color is #394343?

#394343 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394343?

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

What is the complementary color of #394343?

The complementary color is #433939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394343 color

#394343 rgb(57, 67, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394343 is a dark, grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 8% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Dark Space (#414A4C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#394343 color codes

HEX	`#394343`
RGB	`rgb(57, 67, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 26.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 8%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 15%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.54, -4.07, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.54, 4.3, 198.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.707, 5.289, 6.082)`
Decimal	`3752771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394343, 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 #394343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #394343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394343; }
.text { color: #394343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 67 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394343, #393e43); }

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Questions

What color is #394343?: #394343 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Space. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394343?: The RGB value is 57, 67, 67: 57 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394343?: The complementary color is #433939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.