What color is #395949?

#395949 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395949?

The RGB value is 57, 89, 73: 57 red, 89 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395949?

The complementary color is #593949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395949 color

#395949 rgb(57, 89, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #395949 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 34.9% green and 28.6% blue (57, 89, 73).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#395949 color codes

HEX	`#395949`
RGB	`rgb(57, 89, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 34.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 18%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.99, -15.73, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.99, 16.69, 160.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.462, 8.495, 7.601)`
Decimal	`3758409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395949, 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 #395949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #395949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395949; }
.text { color: #395949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 89 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395949, #395959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #395949?: #395949 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395949?: The RGB value is 57, 89, 73: 57 red, 89 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395949?: The complementary color is #593949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.