What color is #395B39?

#395B39 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395B39?

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

What is the complementary color of #395B39?

The complementary color is #5B395B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395B39 color

#395B39 rgb(57, 91, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #395B39 is a dark, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#395B39 color codes

HEX	`#395B39`
RGB	`rgb(57, 91, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 35.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.3, -20.19, 15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.3, 25.65, 141.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.167, 8.647, 5.214)`
Decimal	`3758905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395B39, 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 #395B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #395B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395b39; }
.text { color: #395b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 91 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395b39, #395b4a); }

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Questions

What color is #395B39?: #395B39 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395B39?: The RGB value is 57, 91, 57: 57 red, 91 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395B39?: The complementary color is #5B395B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.