What color is #39533B?

#39533B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39533B?

The RGB value is 57, 83, 59: 57 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39533B?

The complementary color is #533951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39533B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39533B color

#39533B rgb(57, 83, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #39533B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 32.5% green and 23.1% blue (57, 83, 59).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#39533B color codes

HEX	`#39533B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 83, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 32.5%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 29%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.64, -15.44, 10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.64, 18.95, 144.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.57, 7.372, 5.266)`
Decimal	`3756859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39533B, 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 #39533B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39533B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #39533B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39533b; }
.text { color: #39533b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39533b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 83 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39533b, #395348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #39533B?: #39533B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Highlander. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39533B?: The RGB value is 57, 83, 59: 57 red, 83 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39533B?: The complementary color is #533951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39533B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.