What color is #395840?

#395840 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 #395840?

The RGB value is 57, 88, 64: 57 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395840?

The complementary color is #583951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395840 color

#395840 rgb(57, 88, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #395840 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 34.5% green and 25.1% blue (57, 88, 64).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Highlander (#3A533D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#395840 color codes

HEX	`#395840`
RGB	`rgb(57, 88, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 34.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 35%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.44, -17.18, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.44, 20.07, 148.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.102, 8.219, 6.114)`
Decimal	`3758144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395840, 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 #395840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #395840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395840; }
.text { color: #395840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 88 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395840, #39584f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #395840?: #395840 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 #395840?: The RGB value is 57, 88, 64: 57 red, 88 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395840?: The complementary color is #583951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.