What color is #394346?

#394346 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 #394346?

The RGB value is 57, 67, 70: 57 red, 67 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394346?

The complementary color is #463C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394346 color

#394346 rgb(57, 67, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394346 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 26.3% green and 27.5% blue (57, 67, 70).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#394346 color codes

HEX	`#394346`
RGB	`rgb(57, 67, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 26.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 4%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.64, -3.31, -3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.64, 4.6, 223.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.8, 5.326, 6.568)`
Decimal	`3752774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394346, 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 #394346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #394346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394346; }
.text { color: #394346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 67 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394346, #393d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #394346?: #394346 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 #394346?: The RGB value is 57, 67, 70: 57 red, 67 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394346?: The complementary color is #463C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.