What color is #394559?

#394559 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394559?

The RGB value is 57, 69, 89: 57 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394559?

The complementary color is #594D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394559 color

#394559 rgb(57, 69, 89)

Shades of blue

The hex color #394559 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 27.1% green and 34.9% blue (57, 69, 89).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark & Stormy (#353F51), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#394559 color codes

HEX	`#394559`
RGB	`rgb(57, 69, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 27.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 22%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.02, 0.7, -13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.02, 13.47, 272.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.618, 5.847, 10.282)`
Decimal	`3753305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394559, 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 #394559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #394559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394559; }
.text { color: #394559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 69 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394559, #3d3959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #394559?: #394559 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Dark & Stormy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394559?: The RGB value is 57, 69, 89: 57 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394559?: The complementary color is #594D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.