What color is #39483B?

#39483B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39483B?

The RGB value is 57, 72, 59: 57 red, 72 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39483B?

The complementary color is #483946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39483B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39483B color

#39483B rgb(57, 72, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #39483B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 28.2% green and 23.1% blue (57, 72, 59).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#39483B color codes

HEX	`#39483B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 72, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 28.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.95, -9.03, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.95, 10.76, 147.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.794, 5.82, 5.008)`
Decimal	`3754043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39483B, 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 #39483B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39483B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #39483B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39483b; }
.text { color: #39483b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39483b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 72 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39483b, #394842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #39483B?: #39483B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39483B?: The RGB value is 57, 72, 59: 57 red, 72 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39483B?: The complementary color is #483946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39483B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.