What color is #395A58?

#395A58 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395A58?

The RGB value is 57, 90, 88: 57 red, 90 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395A58?

The complementary color is #5A393B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395A58 color

#395A58 rgb(57, 90, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #395A58 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 35.3% green and 34.5% blue (57, 90, 88).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#395A58 color codes

HEX	`#395A58`
RGB	`rgb(57, 90, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 35.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.76, -12.5, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.76, 12.79, 192.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.104, 8.886, 10.572)`
Decimal	`3758680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395A58, 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 #395A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #395A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395a58; }
.text { color: #395a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 90 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395a58, #394c5a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #395A58?: #395A58 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395A58?: The RGB value is 57, 90, 88: 57 red, 90 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395A58?: The complementary color is #5A393B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.