What color is #395A2F?

#395A2F 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 #395A2F?

The RGB value is 57, 90, 47: 57 red, 90 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395A2F?

The complementary color is #502F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395A2F color

#395A2F rgb(57, 90, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #395A2F is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 35.3% green and 18.4% blue (57, 90, 47).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 31% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#395A2F color codes

HEX	`#395A2F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 90, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 35.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 31%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 48%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 48%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, -21.38, 21.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 30.01, 135.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.856, 8.387, 3.999)`
Decimal	`3758639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395A2F, 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 #395A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #395A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395a2f; }
.text { color: #395a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 90 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395a2f, #2f5a3b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #395A2F?: #395A2F 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 #395A2F?: The RGB value is 57, 90, 47: 57 red, 90 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395A2F?: The complementary color is #502F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.