What color is #395053?

#395053 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 #395053?

The RGB value is 57, 80, 83: 57 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395053?

The complementary color is #533C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395053 color

#395053 rgb(57, 80, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #395053 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 31.4% green and 32.5% blue (57, 80, 83).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#395053 color codes

HEX	`#395053`
RGB	`rgb(57, 80, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 31.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 4%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.33, -7.94, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.33, 9.18, 210.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.117, 7.231, 9.255)`
Decimal	`3756115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395053, 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 #395053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #395053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395053; }
.text { color: #395053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 80 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395053, #394353); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #395053?: #395053 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 #395053?: The RGB value is 57, 80, 83: 57 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395053?: The complementary color is #533C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.