What color is #39491E?

#39491E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39491E?

The RGB value is 57, 73, 30: 57 red, 73 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39491E?

The complementary color is #2E1E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39491E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39491E color

#39491E rgb(57, 73, 30)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 28.6% green and 11.8% blue (57, 73, 30).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 42% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#39491E color codes

HEX	`#39491E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 73, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 28.6%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 42%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 59%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 59%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.72, -14.53, 23.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.72, 27.55, 121.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.304, 5.729, 2.107)`
Decimal	`3754270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39491E, 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 #39491E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39491E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #39491E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39491e; }
.text { color: #39491e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39491e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 73 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39491e, #24491e); }

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Questions

What color is #39491E?: #39491E is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39491E?: The RGB value is 57, 73, 30: 57 red, 73 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39491E?: The complementary color is #2E1E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39491E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.