What color is #395153?

#395153 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 #395153?

The RGB value is 57, 81, 83: 57 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395153?

The complementary color is #533B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395153?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395153 color

#395153 rgb(57, 81, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #395153 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 31.8% green and 32.5% blue (57, 81, 83).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#395153 color codes

HEX	`#395153`
RGB	`rgb(57, 81, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 31.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 2%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.65, -8.55, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.65, 9.49, 205.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.191, 7.379, 9.28)`
Decimal	`3756371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395153, 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 #395153	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395153 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #395153 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395153; }
.text { color: #395153; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395153; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 81 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395153, #394453); }

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Questions

What color is #395153?: #395153 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 #395153?: The RGB value is 57, 81, 83: 57 red, 81 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395153?: The complementary color is #533B39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395153?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.