What color is #394C41?

#394C41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394C41?

The RGB value is 57, 76, 65: 57 red, 76 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394C41?

The complementary color is #4C3944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394C41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394C41 color

#394C41 rgb(57, 76, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394C41 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 29.8% green and 25.5% blue (57, 76, 65).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#394C41 color codes

HEX	`#394C41`
RGB	`rgb(57, 76, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 29.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 25%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.45, -10.09, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.45, 10.9, 157.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.226, 6.42, 5.964)`
Decimal	`3755073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394C41, 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 #394C41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394C41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #394C41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394c41; }
.text { color: #394c41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394c41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 76 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394c41, #394c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #394C41?: #394C41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394C41?: The RGB value is 57, 76, 65: 57 red, 76 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394C41?: The complementary color is #4C3944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394C41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.