What color is #39422D?

#39422D 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 #39422D?

The RGB value is 57, 66, 45: 57 red, 66 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39422D?

The complementary color is #362D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39422D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39422D color

#39422D rgb(57, 66, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #39422D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 25.9% green and 17.6% blue (57, 66, 45).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#39422D color codes

HEX	`#39422D`
RGB	`rgb(57, 66, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 25.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 32%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 32%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.61, -8.17, 11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.61, 14.19, 125.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.109, 4.956, 3.222)`
Decimal	`3752493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39422D, 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 #39422D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39422D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #39422D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39422d; }
.text { color: #39422d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39422d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 66 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39422d, #2f422d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #39422D?: #39422D 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 #39422D?: The RGB value is 57, 66, 45: 57 red, 66 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39422D?: The complementary color is #362D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39422D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.