What color is #394C47?

#394C47 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 #394C47?

The RGB value is 57, 76, 71: 57 red, 76 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394C47?

The complementary color is #4C393E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394C47 color

#394C47 rgb(57, 76, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394C47 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 29.8% green and 27.8% blue (57, 76, 71).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 14% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#394C47 color codes

HEX	`#394C47`
RGB	`rgb(57, 76, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 29.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 14%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 25%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.62, -8.65, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.62, 8.67, 176.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.409, 6.493, 6.928)`
Decimal	`3755079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394C47, 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 #394C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #394C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394c47; }
.text { color: #394c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 76 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394c47, #39484c); }

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Questions

What color is #394C47?: #394C47 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 #394C47?: The RGB value is 57, 76, 71: 57 red, 76 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394C47?: The complementary color is #4C393E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.