What color is #395252?

#395252 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 #395252?

The RGB value is 57, 82, 82: 57 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395252?

The complementary color is #523939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395252 color

#395252 rgb(57, 82, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #395252 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 32.2% green and 32.2% blue (57, 82, 82).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#395252 color codes

HEX	`#395252`
RGB	`rgb(57, 82, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 32.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.95, -9.42, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.95, 9.9, 198)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.227, 7.513, 9.103)`
Decimal	`3756626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395252, 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 #395252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #395252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395252; }
.text { color: #395252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 82 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395252, #394652); }

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Questions

What color is #395252?: #395252 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 #395252?: The RGB value is 57, 82, 82: 57 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395252?: The complementary color is #523939, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.