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#39404C Color

#39404C is rgb(57, 64, 76) in RGB, hsl(218, 14%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 70%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Graphite (#41424C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#39404C
HEX#39404C
RGBrgb(57, 64, 76)
HSLhsl(218, 14%, 26%)
HSVhsv(218, 25%, 30%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 70%)
OKLCHoklch(37% 0.023 261.2)
LABlab(26.80% -0.66 -8.34)
LCHlch(26.80% 8.37 265.49)

What #39404C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #39404C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#39404C Channel Values

How #39404C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 57 · G 64 · B 768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 218° · S 14% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 218° · S 25% · V 30%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 70%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.44:1 vs white · 2.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #39404C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #39404C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #39404C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #39404C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #39404C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #39404C.

How #39404C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#39404C
Protanopia#3F3F4C
Protanomaly#3D3F4C
Deuteranopia#3E3E4C
Deuteranomaly#3C3F4C
Tritanopia#374242
Tritanomaly#384146
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #39404C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-39404c: #39404C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #39404C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-39404c': '#39404C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.251, blue: 0.298)
Android XML<color name="color_39404c">#39404C</color>
SVG fillfill="#39404C"

More Blue Colors

#39404C sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#39404C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #39404C?

#39404C is a dark blue — rgb(57, 64, 76) in RGB and hsl(218, 14%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Graphite (#41424C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.23.

What is the RGB value of #39404C?

#39404C is rgb(57, 64, 76) — red 57, green 64, and blue 76 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #39404C?

#39404C converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 16%, 0%, 70%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #39404C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #39404C scores 10.44:1 against white and 2.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #39404C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #39404C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.15, which is visibly different.

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