What color is #394938?

#394938 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394938?

The RGB value is 57, 73, 56: 57 red, 73 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394938?

The complementary color is #483849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394938 color

#394938 rgb(57, 73, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #394938 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 28.6% green and 22% blue (57, 73, 56).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#394938 color codes

HEX	`#394938`
RGB	`rgb(57, 73, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 28.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 23%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.21, -10.27, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.21, 13.1, 141.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.784, 5.92, 4.631)`
Decimal	`3754296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394938, 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 #394938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #394938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394938; }
.text { color: #394938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 73 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394938, #38493f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #394938?: #394938 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394938?: The RGB value is 57, 73, 56: 57 red, 73 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394938?: The complementary color is #483849, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.