What color is #394D51?

#394D51 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394D51?

The RGB value is 57, 77, 81: 57 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394D51?

The complementary color is #513D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394D51 color

#394D51 rgb(57, 77, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #394D51 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 30.2% green and 31.8% blue (57, 77, 81).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#394D51 color codes

HEX	`#394D51`
RGB	`rgb(57, 77, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 30.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 5%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.28, -6.65, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.28, 8.26, 216.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.826, 6.771, 8.783)`
Decimal	`3755345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394D51, 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 #394D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #394D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394d51; }
.text { color: #394d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 77 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394d51, #394151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #394D51?: #394D51 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394D51?: The RGB value is 57, 77, 81: 57 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394D51?: The complementary color is #513D39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.