What color is #39474A?

#39474A 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 #39474A?

The RGB value is 57, 71, 74: 57 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39474A?

The complementary color is #4A3C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39474A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39474A color

#39474A rgb(57, 71, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39474A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 27.8% green and 29% blue (57, 71, 74).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 13% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Lights Out (#3D474B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#39474A color codes

HEX	`#39474A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 71, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 27.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 13%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.08, -4.8, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.08, 6.04, 217.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.176, 5.871, 7.338)`
Decimal	`3753802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39474A, 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 #39474A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39474A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #39474A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39474a; }
.text { color: #39474a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39474a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 71 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39474a, #393f4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #39474A?: #39474A 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 #39474A?: The RGB value is 57, 71, 74: 57 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39474A?: The complementary color is #4A3C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39474A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.