What color is #394B40?

#394B40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394B40?

The RGB value is 57, 75, 64: 57 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394B40?

The complementary color is #4B3944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394B40 color

#394B40 rgb(57, 75, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394B40 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 29.4% green and 25.1% blue (57, 75, 64).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#394B40 color codes

HEX	`#394B40`
RGB	`rgb(57, 75, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 29.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.09, -9.72, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.09, 10.61, 156.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.129, 6.272, 5.79)`
Decimal	`3754816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394B40, 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 #394B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #394B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394b40; }
.text { color: #394b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 75 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394b40, #394b49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #394B40?: #394B40 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394B40?: The RGB value is 57, 75, 64: 57 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394B40?: The complementary color is #4B3944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.