What color is #394B53?

#394B53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394B53?

The RGB value is 57, 75, 83: 57 red, 75 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394B53?

The complementary color is #534139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394B53 color

#394B53 rgb(57, 75, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394B53 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 29.4% green and 32.5% blue (57, 75, 83).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne (#344D58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#394B53 color codes

HEX	`#394B53`
RGB	`rgb(57, 75, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 29.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 10%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.7, -4.86, -7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.7, 8.56, 235.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.764, 6.526, 9.138)`
Decimal	`3754835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394B53, 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 #394B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #394B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394b53; }
.text { color: #394b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 75 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394b53, #393e53); }

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Questions

What color is #394B53?: #394B53 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturne. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394B53?: The RGB value is 57, 75, 83: 57 red, 75 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394B53?: The complementary color is #534139, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.