What color is #395B35?

#395B35 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 #395B35?

The RGB value is 57, 91, 53: 57 red, 91 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395B35?

The complementary color is #57355B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395B35 color

#395B35 rgb(57, 91, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #395B35 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 35.7% green and 20.8% blue (57, 91, 53).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#395B35 color codes

HEX	`#395B35`
RGB	`rgb(57, 91, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 35.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 42%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.22, -20.91, 18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.22, 27.66, 139.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.071, 8.609, 4.709)`
Decimal	`3758901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395B35, 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 #395B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #395B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395b35; }
.text { color: #395b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 91 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395b35, #355b44); }

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Questions

What color is #395B35?: #395B35 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 #395B35?: The RGB value is 57, 91, 53: 57 red, 91 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395B35?: The complementary color is #57355B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.