What color is #395725?

#395725 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395725?

The RGB value is 57, 87, 37: 57 red, 87 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395725?

The complementary color is #432557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395725?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395725 color

#395725 rgb(57, 87, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #395725 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 34.1% green and 14.5% blue (57, 87, 37).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 40% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#395725 color codes

HEX	`#395725`
RGB	`rgb(57, 87, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 34.1%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 40%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 57%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 57%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.6, -21.25, 25.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.6, 33.04, 130.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.429, 7.82, 2.973)`
Decimal	`3757861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395725, 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 #395725	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395725 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #395725 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395725; }
.text { color: #395725; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395725; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 87 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395725, #25572a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #395725?: #395725 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395725?: The RGB value is 57, 87, 37: 57 red, 87 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395725?: The complementary color is #432557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395725?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.