What color is #394533?

#394533 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394533?

The RGB value is 57, 69, 51: 57 red, 69 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394533?

The complementary color is #3F3345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394533?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394533 color

#394533 rgb(57, 69, 51)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394533 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 27.1% green and 20% blue (57, 69, 51).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Hōjicha (#424F3B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#394533 color codes

HEX	`#394533`
RGB	`rgb(57, 69, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 27.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 26%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.75, -8.87, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.75, 12.86, 133.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.413, 5.365, 3.934)`
Decimal	`3753267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394533, 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 #394533	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394533 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #394533 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394533; }
.text { color: #394533; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394533; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 69 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394533, #334536); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #394533?: #394533 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Hōjicha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394533?: The RGB value is 57, 69, 51: 57 red, 69 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394533?: The complementary color is #3F3345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394533?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.