What color is #394F2A?

#394F2A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #394F2A?

The RGB value is 57, 79, 42: 57 red, 79 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #394F2A?

The complementary color is #402A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #394F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#394F2A color

#394F2A rgb(57, 79, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #394F2A is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 31% green and 16.5% blue (57, 79, 42).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 31% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#394F2A color codes

HEX	`#394F2A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 79, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 31%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 31%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 47%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 47%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.95, -16.25, 19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.95, 25.12, 130.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.901, 6.629, 3.211)`
Decimal	`3755818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #394F2A, 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 #394F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#394F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #394F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #394f2a; }
.text { color: #394f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #394f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 79 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #394f2a, #2a4f2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #394F2A?: #394F2A is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #394F2A?: The RGB value is 57, 79, 42: 57 red, 79 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #394F2A?: The complementary color is #402A4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #394F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.