What color is #39472F?

#39472F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39472F?

The RGB value is 57, 71, 47: 57 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39472F?

The complementary color is #3D2F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39472F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39472F color

#39472F rgb(57, 71, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #39472F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 27.8% green and 18.4% blue (57, 71, 47).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 20% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#39472F color codes

HEX	`#39472F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 71, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 27.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 20%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 34%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 34%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.33, -10.82, 12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.33, 16.65, 130.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.454, 5.581, 3.531)`
Decimal	`3753775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39472F, 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 #39472F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39472F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #39472F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39472f; }
.text { color: #39472f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39472f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 71 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39472f, #2f4731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #39472F?: #39472F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39472F?: The RGB value is 57, 71, 47: 57 red, 71 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39472F?: The complementary color is #3D2F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39472F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.