What color is #394940?

#394940 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394940?

The RGB value is 57, 73, 64: 57 red, 73 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394940?

The complementary color is #493942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394940 color

#394940 rgb(57, 73, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394940 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 28.6% green and 25.1% blue (57, 73, 64).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#394940 color codes

HEX	`#394940`
RGB	`rgb(57, 73, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 28.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 22%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 12%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.42, -8.51, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.42, 9.13, 158.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.995, 6.005, 5.745)`
Decimal	`3754304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394940, 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 #394940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #394940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394940; }
.text { color: #394940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 73 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394940, #394948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #394940?: #394940 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394940?: The RGB value is 57, 73, 64: 57 red, 73 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394940?: The complementary color is #493942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.