What color is #395C36?

#395C36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395C36?

The RGB value is 57, 92, 54: 57 red, 92 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395C36?

The complementary color is #59365C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395C36 color

#395C36 rgb(57, 92, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #395C36 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 36.1% green and 21.2% blue (57, 92, 54).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 26% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#395C36 color codes

HEX	`#395C36`
RGB	`rgb(57, 92, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 36.1%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 26%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 41%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 41%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.58, -21.26, 17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.58, 27.84, 139.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.18, 8.79, 4.86)`
Decimal	`3759158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395C36, 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 #395C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #395C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395c36; }
.text { color: #395c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 92 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395c36, #365c46); }

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Questions

What color is #395C36?: #395C36 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395C36?: The RGB value is 57, 92, 54: 57 red, 92 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395C36?: The complementary color is #59365C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.