What color is #394454?

#394454 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394454?

The RGB value is 57, 68, 84: 57 red, 68 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394454?

The complementary color is #544939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394454?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394454 color

#394454 rgb(57, 68, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394454 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 26.7% green and 32.9% blue (57, 68, 84).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 19% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Starless Night (#3E4855), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#394454 color codes

HEX	`#394454`
RGB	`rgb(57, 68, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 26.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 19%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 32%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 19%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.5, -0.12, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.5, 11.02, 269.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.354, 5.644, 9.193)`
Decimal	`3753044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394454, 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 #394454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #394454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394454; }
.text { color: #394454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 68 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394454, #3c3954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #394454?: #394454 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Starless Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394454?: The RGB value is 57, 68, 84: 57 red, 68 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394454?: The complementary color is #544939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394454?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.