What color is #395509?

#395509 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395509?

The RGB value is 57, 85, 9: 57 red, 85 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395509?

The complementary color is #250955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395509?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395509 color

#395509 rgb(57, 85, 9)

Shades of green

The hex color #395509 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 33.3% green and 3.5% blue (57, 85, 9).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 81% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#395509 color codes

HEX	`#395509`
RGB	`rgb(57, 85, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 33.3%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 81%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 89%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 89%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.67, -22.63, 36.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.67, 43.22, 121.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.985, 7.386, 1.421)`
Decimal	`3757321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395509, 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 #395509	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395509 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #395509 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395509; }
.text { color: #395509; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395509; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 85 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395509, #135509); }

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Questions

What color is #395509?: #395509 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395509?: The RGB value is 57, 85, 9: 57 red, 85 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395509?: The complementary color is #250955, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395509?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.