What color is #39514E?

#39514E 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 #39514E?

The RGB value is 57, 81, 78: 57 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39514E?

The complementary color is #51393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39514E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39514E color

#39514E rgb(57, 81, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39514E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 31.8% green and 30.6% blue (57, 81, 78).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% 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 8.53:1).

#39514E color codes

HEX	`#39514E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 81, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 31.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.49, -9.87, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.49, 9.95, 186.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.004, 7.304, 8.3)`
Decimal	`3756366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39514E, 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 #39514E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39514E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #39514E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39514e; }
.text { color: #39514e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39514e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 81 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39514e, #394851); }

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Questions

What color is #39514E?: #39514E 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 #39514E?: The RGB value is 57, 81, 78: 57 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39514E?: The complementary color is #51393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39514E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.