What color is #395552?

#395552 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 #395552?

The RGB value is 57, 85, 82: 57 red, 85 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395552?

The complementary color is #55393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395552?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395552 color

#395552 rgb(57, 85, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #395552 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 33.3% green and 32.2% blue (57, 85, 82).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#395552 color codes

HEX	`#395552`
RGB	`rgb(57, 85, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 33.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 4%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.93, -11.19, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.93, 11.31, 188.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.458, 7.976, 9.18)`
Decimal	`3757394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395552, 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 #395552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #395552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395552; }
.text { color: #395552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 85 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395552, #394a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #395552?: #395552 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 #395552?: The RGB value is 57, 85, 82: 57 red, 85 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395552?: The complementary color is #55393C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395552?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.