What color is #394842?

#394842 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394842?

The RGB value is 57, 72, 66: 57 red, 72 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394842?

The complementary color is #48393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394842?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394842 color

#394842 rgb(57, 72, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394842 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 28.2% green and 25.9% blue (57, 72, 66).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#394842 color codes

HEX	`#394842`
RGB	`rgb(57, 72, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 28.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.15, -7.43, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.15, 7.61, 167.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.988, 5.898, 6.029)`
Decimal	`3754050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394842, 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 #394842	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394842 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #394842 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394842; }
.text { color: #394842; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394842; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 72 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394842, #394648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #394842?: #394842 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394842?: The RGB value is 57, 72, 66: 57 red, 72 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394842?: The complementary color is #48393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394842?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.