What color is #39504B?

#39504B 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 #39504B?

The RGB value is 57, 80, 75: 57 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39504B?

The complementary color is #50393E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39504B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39504B color

#39504B rgb(57, 80, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39504B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 31.4% green and 29.4% blue (57, 80, 75).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% 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 8.67:1).

#39504B color codes

HEX	`#39504B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 80, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 31.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.07, -10.05, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.07, 10.05, 179.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.826, 7.115, 7.722)`
Decimal	`3756107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39504B, 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 #39504B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39504B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #39504B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39504b; }
.text { color: #39504b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39504b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 80 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39504b, #394950); }

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Questions

What color is #39504B?: #39504B 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 #39504B?: The RGB value is 57, 80, 75: 57 red, 80 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39504B?: The complementary color is #50393E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39504B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.