What color is #394C46?

#394C46 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394C46?

The RGB value is 57, 76, 70: 57 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394C46?

The complementary color is #4C393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394C46 color

#394C46 rgb(57, 76, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394C46 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 29.8% green and 27.5% blue (57, 76, 70).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#394C46 color codes

HEX	`#394C46`
RGB	`rgb(57, 76, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 29.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.59, -8.9, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.59, 8.97, 172.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.377, 6.481, 6.761)`
Decimal	`3755078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394C46, 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 #394C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #394C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394c46; }
.text { color: #394c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 76 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394c46, #39494c); }

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Questions

What color is #394C46?: #394C46 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394C46?: The RGB value is 57, 76, 70: 57 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394C46?: The complementary color is #4C393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.