What color is #394D3E?

#394D3E 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 #394D3E?

The RGB value is 57, 77, 62: 57 red, 77 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394D3E?

The complementary color is #4D3948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394D3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394D3E color

#394D3E rgb(57, 77, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #394D3E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 30.2% green and 24.3% blue (57, 77, 62).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#394D3E color codes

HEX	`#394D3E`
RGB	`rgb(57, 77, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 30.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 26%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 19%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.7, -11.36, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.7, 13.04, 150.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.21, 6.525, 5.541)`
Decimal	`3755326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394D3E, 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 #394D3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394D3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #394D3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394d3e; }
.text { color: #394d3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394d3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 77 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394d3e, #394d48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #394D3E?: #394D3E 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 #394D3E?: The RGB value is 57, 77, 62: 57 red, 77 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394D3E?: The complementary color is #4D3948, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394D3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.