What color is #394344?

#394344 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394344?

The RGB value is 57, 67, 68: 57 red, 67 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394344?

The complementary color is #443A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394344 color

#394344 rgb(57, 67, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394344 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 26.3% green and 26.7% blue (57, 67, 68).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 9% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#394344 color codes

HEX	`#394344`
RGB	`rgb(57, 67, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 26.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 9%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 16%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.58, -3.82, -1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.58, 4.3, 207.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.738, 5.301, 6.241)`
Decimal	`3752772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394344, 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 #394344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #394344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394344; }
.text { color: #394344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 67 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394344, #393e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #394344?: #394344 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Lights Out. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394344?: The RGB value is 57, 67, 68: 57 red, 67 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394344?: The complementary color is #443A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.