What color is #39574B?

#39574B 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 #39574B?

The RGB value is 57, 87, 75: 57 red, 87 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39574B?

The complementary color is #573945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39574B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39574B color

#39574B rgb(57, 87, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #39574B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 34.1% green and 29.4% blue (57, 87, 75).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% 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 7.96:1).

#39574B color codes

HEX	`#39574B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 87, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 34.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.38, -14.13, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.38, 14.54, 166.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.365, 8.194, 7.901)`
Decimal	`3757899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39574B, 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 #39574B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#39574B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #39574B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39574b; }
.text { color: #39574b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39574b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 87 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39574b, #395457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #39574B?: #39574B 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 #39574B?: The RGB value is 57, 87, 75: 57 red, 87 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39574B?: The complementary color is #573945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39574B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.