What color is #394B3A?

#394B3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394B3A?

The RGB value is 57, 75, 58: 57 red, 75 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394B3A?

The complementary color is #4B394A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394B3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394B3A color

#394B3A rgb(57, 75, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #394B3A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 29.4% green and 22.7% blue (57, 75, 58).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#394B3A color codes

HEX	`#394B3A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 75, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 29.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.93, -11.04, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.93, 13.55, 144.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.967, 6.207, 4.939)`
Decimal	`3754810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394B3A, 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 #394B3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394B3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #394B3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394b3a; }
.text { color: #394b3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394b3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 75 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394b3a, #394b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #394B3A?: #394B3A is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394B3A?: The RGB value is 57, 75, 58: 57 red, 75 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394B3A?: The complementary color is #4B394A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394B3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.