What color is #395049?

#395049 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395049?

The RGB value is 57, 80, 73: 57 red, 80 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395049?

The complementary color is #503940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395049 color

#395049 rgb(57, 80, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #395049 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 31.4% green and 28.6% blue (57, 80, 73).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#395049 color codes

HEX	`#395049`
RGB	`rgb(57, 80, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 31.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.01, -10.55, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.01, 10.63, 173.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.758, 7.088, 7.367)`
Decimal	`3756105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395049, 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 #395049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #395049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395049; }
.text { color: #395049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 80 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395049, #394c50); }

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Questions

What color is #395049?: #395049 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395049?: The RGB value is 57, 80, 73: 57 red, 80 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395049?: The complementary color is #503940, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.