What color is #394D19?

#394D19 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394D19?

The RGB value is 57, 77, 25: 57 red, 77 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394D19?

The complementary color is #2D194D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394D19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394D19 color

#394D19 rgb(57, 77, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #394D19 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 30.2% green and 9.8% blue (57, 77, 25).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 51% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#394D19 color codes

HEX	`#394D19`
RGB	`rgb(57, 77, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 30.2%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 51%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 68%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 68%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.03, -17.3, 27.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.03, 32.57, 122.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.517, 6.248, 1.887)`
Decimal	`3755289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394D19, 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 #394D19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394D19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #394D19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394d19; }
.text { color: #394d19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394d19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 77 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394d19, #1f4d19); }

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Questions

What color is #394D19?: #394D19 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394D19?: The RGB value is 57, 77, 25: 57 red, 77 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394D19?: The complementary color is #2D194D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394D19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.