What color is #395649?

#395649 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395649?

The RGB value is 57, 86, 73: 57 red, 86 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395649?

The complementary color is #563946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395649?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395649 color

#395649 rgb(57, 86, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #395649 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 33.7% green and 28.6% blue (57, 86, 73).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Plantation (#3E594C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#395649 color codes

HEX	`#395649`
RGB	`rgb(57, 86, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 33.7%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 15%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34, -14.04, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34, 14.64, 163.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.217, 8.006, 7.52)`
Decimal	`3757641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395649, 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 #395649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #395649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395649; }
.text { color: #395649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 86 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395649, #395556); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #395649?: #395649 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Plantation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395649?: The RGB value is 57, 86, 73: 57 red, 86 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395649?: The complementary color is #563946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395649?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.