What color is #395455?

#395455 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395455?

The RGB value is 57, 84, 85: 57 red, 84 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395455?

The complementary color is #553A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395455 color

#395455 rgb(57, 84, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #395455 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 32.9% green and 33.3% blue (57, 84, 85).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% 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 8.16:1).

#395455 color codes

HEX	`#395455`
RGB	`rgb(57, 84, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 32.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.7, -9.8, -3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.7, 10.52, 201.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.497, 7.866, 9.769)`
Decimal	`3757141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395455, 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 #395455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #395455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395455; }
.text { color: #395455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 84 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395455, #394655); }

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Questions

What color is #395455?: #395455 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395455?: The RGB value is 57, 84, 85: 57 red, 84 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395455?: The complementary color is #553A39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.