What color is #395350?

#395350 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395350?

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

What is the complementary color of #395350?

The complementary color is #53393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395350 color

#395350 rgb(57, 83, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #395350 is a dark, grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 173°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#395350 color codes

HEX	`#395350`
RGB	`rgb(57, 83, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 32.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.21, -10.54, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.21, 10.63, 187.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.228, 7.635, 8.733)`
Decimal	`3756880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395350, 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 #395350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #395350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395350; }
.text { color: #395350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 83 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395350, #394953); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #395350?: #395350 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395350?: The RGB value is 57, 83, 80: 57 red, 83 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395350?: The complementary color is #53393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.