What color is #394928?

#394928 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 #394928?

The RGB value is 57, 73, 40: 57 red, 73 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394928?

The complementary color is #382849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394928 color

#394928 rgb(57, 73, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #394928 is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 28.6% green and 15.7% blue (57, 73, 40).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 29% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#394928 color codes

HEX	`#394928`
RGB	`rgb(57, 73, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 28.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 29%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 45%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 45%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.87, -13.16, 17.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.87, 22.06, 126.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.453, 5.788, 2.89)`
Decimal	`3754280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394928, 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 #394928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #394928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394928; }
.text { color: #394928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 73 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394928, #294928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #394928?: #394928 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 #394928?: The RGB value is 57, 73, 40: 57 red, 73 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394928?: The complementary color is #382849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.