What color is #394547?

#394547 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 #394547?

The RGB value is 57, 69, 71: 57 red, 69 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394547?

The complementary color is #473B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394547 color

#394547 rgb(57, 69, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394547 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 27.1% green and 27.8% blue (57, 69, 71).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#394547 color codes

HEX	`#394547`
RGB	`rgb(57, 69, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 27.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 20%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.33, -4.32, -2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.33, 5.17, 213.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.952, 5.581, 6.776)`
Decimal	`3753287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394547, 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 #394547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #394547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394547; }
.text { color: #394547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 69 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394547, #393e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #394547?: #394547 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 #394547?: The RGB value is 57, 69, 71: 57 red, 69 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394547?: The complementary color is #473B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.