What color is #39402B?

#39402B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39402B?

The RGB value is 57, 64, 43: 57 red, 64 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39402B?

The complementary color is #322B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39402B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39402B color

#39402B rgb(57, 64, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #39402B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 25.1% green and 16.9% blue (57, 64, 43).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 20% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#39402B color codes

HEX	`#39402B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 64, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 25.1%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 20%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 33%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, -7.29, 11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 13.98, 121.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.957, 4.711, 2.986)`
Decimal	`3751979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39402B, 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 #39402B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39402B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #39402B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39402b; }
.text { color: #39402b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39402b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 64 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39402b, #2f402b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #39402B?: #39402B is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39402B?: The RGB value is 57, 64, 43: 57 red, 64 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39402B?: The complementary color is #322B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39402B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.