What color is #395457?

#395457 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 #395457?

The RGB value is 57, 84, 87: 57 red, 84 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395457?

The complementary color is #573C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395457 color

#395457 rgb(57, 84, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #395457 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 32.9% green and 34.1% blue (57, 84, 87).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#395457 color codes

HEX	`#395457`
RGB	`rgb(57, 84, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 32.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 3%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, -9.25, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 10.51, 208.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.577, 7.898, 10.193)`
Decimal	`3757143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395457, 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 #395457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #395457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395457; }
.text { color: #395457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 84 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395457, #394557); }

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Questions

What color is #395457?: #395457 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 #395457?: The RGB value is 57, 84, 87: 57 red, 84 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395457?: The complementary color is #573C39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.