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#39495C closest to Silent Sea

#39495C is a dark, muted blue; the closest named color is Silent Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 28.6% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(57, 73, 92)). Its HSL value is 213° hue, 23% saturation and 29% lightness, and in CMYK it is 38% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black. #39495C is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.20:1.

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Variations of #39495C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#39495C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#39495C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #39495C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3E465C
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #424A5D
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3F495D
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3E465C
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3D475C
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #2E4D4F
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #354B56
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #484848
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #44484D

#39495C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.20:1 Very good#39495C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#39495C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#39495C in CSS

/* Silent Sea */
.color { color: #39495C; }
.background { background-color: #39495C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #39495C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(57 73 92);
color: hsl(213 23% 29%);
color: oklch(0.400 0.038 253.0);

#39495C FAQ

What color is #39495C?

#39495C is a dark, muted blue. Its closest named color is Silent Sea. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #39495C?

#39495C is rgb(57, 73, 92) in RGB, hsl(213, 23%, 29%) in HSL and cmyk(38%, 21%, 0%, 64%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #39495C?

The complementary color of #39495C is #5C4C39, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #39495C?

White text has the best contrast on #39495C: 9.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #39495C a warm or cool color?

#39495C is a cool color.