What color is #394B27?

#394B27 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394B27?

The RGB value is 57, 75, 39: 57 red, 75 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394B27?

The complementary color is #39274B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394B27 color

#394B27 rgb(57, 75, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #394B27 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 29.4% green and 15.3% blue (57, 75, 39).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 32% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% 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 9.5:1).

#394B27 color codes

HEX	`#394B27`
RGB	`rgb(57, 75, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 29.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 32%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 48%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 48%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.53, -14.46, 19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.53, 24, 127.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.57, 6.048, 2.846)`
Decimal	`3754791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394B27, 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 #394B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #394B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394b27; }
.text { color: #394b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 75 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394b27, #274b27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #394B27?: #394B27 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394B27?: The RGB value is 57, 75, 39: 57 red, 75 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394B27?: The complementary color is #39274B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.