What color is #394129?

#394129 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 #394129?

The RGB value is 57, 65, 41: 57 red, 65 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394129?

The complementary color is #312941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394129?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394129 color

#394129 rgb(57, 65, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #394129 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 25.5% green and 16.1% blue (57, 65, 41).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 23% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#394129 color codes

HEX	`#394129`
RGB	`rgb(57, 65, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 25.5%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 23%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 37%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 37%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.19, -8.25, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.19, 15.9, 121.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.978, 4.811, 2.816)`
Decimal	`3752233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394129, 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 #394129	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394129 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #394129 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394129; }
.text { color: #394129; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394129; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 65 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394129, #2d4129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #394129?: #394129 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 #394129?: The RGB value is 57, 65, 41: 57 red, 65 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394129?: The complementary color is #312941, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394129?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.