What color is #394A58?

#394A58 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394A58?

The RGB value is 57, 74, 88: 57 red, 74 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394A58?

The complementary color is #584739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394A58 color

#394A58 rgb(57, 74, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394A58 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 29% green and 34.5% blue (57, 74, 88).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal (#404C57), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#394A58 color codes

HEX	`#394A58`
RGB	`rgb(57, 74, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 29%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 35%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 16%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.57, -2.8, -10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.57, 10.81, 254.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.897, 6.472, 10.169)`
Decimal	`3754584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394A58, 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 #394A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #394A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394a58; }
.text { color: #394a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 74 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394a58, #393b58); }

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Questions

What color is #394A58?: #394A58 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Abyssal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394A58?: The RGB value is 57, 74, 88: 57 red, 74 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394A58?: The complementary color is #584739, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.