Close to Spruce
#394839
#394839 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Spruce. In RGB it’s made of 22.4% red, 28.2% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 120°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #394839.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.72:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.16:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.72:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.16:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #394839 as they’d see it.
#394839 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #394839
What color is #394839?
#394839 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Spruce. In RGB it’s made of 22.4% red, 28.2% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 120°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #394839 in RGB?
#394839 is rgb(57, 72, 57): 57 red, 72 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #394839 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(21, 0, 21, 72). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #394839?
PANTONE 447 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #394839?
Its complement #4F3F4F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.