What color is #394A53?

#394A53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394A53?

The RGB value is 57, 74, 83: 57 red, 74 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394A53?

The complementary color is #534239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394A53 color

#394A53 rgb(57, 74, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394A53 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 29% green and 32.5% blue (57, 74, 83).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#394A53 color codes

HEX	`#394A53`
RGB	`rgb(57, 74, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 29%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 11%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.38, -4.24, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.38, 8.64, 240.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.697, 6.392, 9.115)`
Decimal	`3754579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394A53, 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 #394A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #394A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394a53; }
.text { color: #394a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 74 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394a53, #393d53); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #394A53?: #394A53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394A53?: The RGB value is 57, 74, 83: 57 red, 74 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394A53?: The complementary color is #534239, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.