What color is #394D47?

#394D47 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 #394D47?

The RGB value is 57, 77, 71: 57 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394D47?

The complementary color is #4D393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394D47 color

#394D47 rgb(57, 77, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394D47 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 30.2% green and 27.8% blue (57, 77, 71).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 70% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#394D47 color codes

HEX	`#394D47`
RGB	`rgb(57, 77, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 30.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 26%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.95, -9.25, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.95, 9.31, 173.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.478, 6.632, 6.952)`
Decimal	`3755335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394D47, 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 #394D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #394D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394d47; }
.text { color: #394d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 77 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394d47, #39494d); }

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Questions

What color is #394D47?: #394D47 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 #394D47?: The RGB value is 57, 77, 71: 57 red, 77 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394D47?: The complementary color is #4D393F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.