What color is #39504E?

#39504E 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 #39504E?

The RGB value is 57, 80, 78: 57 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39504E?

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

Is black or white text better on #39504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39504E color

#39504E rgb(57, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (57, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#39504E color codes

HEX	`#39504E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.16, -9.28, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.16, 9.43, 190.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.931, 7.157, 8.275)`
Decimal	`3756110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39504E, 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 #39504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #39504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39504e; }
.text { color: #39504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39504e, #394650); }

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Questions

What color is #39504E?: #39504E 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 #39504E?: The RGB value is 57, 80, 78: 57 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39504E?: The complementary color is #50393B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.