What color is #39491B?

#39491B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39491B?

The RGB value is 57, 73, 27: 57 red, 73 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39491B?

The complementary color is #2B1B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39491B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39491B color

#39491B rgb(57, 73, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #39491B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 28.6% green and 10.6% blue (57, 73, 27).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 46% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#39491B color codes

HEX	`#39491B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 73, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 28.6%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 46%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 63%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 63%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.68, -14.87, 25.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.68, 29.11, 120.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.268, 5.714, 1.915)`
Decimal	`3754267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39491B, 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 #39491B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39491B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #39491B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39491b; }
.text { color: #39491b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39491b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 73 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39491b, #22491b); }

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Questions

What color is #39491B?: #39491B is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39491B?: The RGB value is 57, 73, 27: 57 red, 73 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39491B?: The complementary color is #2B1B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39491B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.