What color is #395C48?

#395C48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #395C48?

The RGB value is 57, 92, 72: 57 red, 92 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395C48?

The complementary color is #5C394D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395C48 color

#395C48 rgb(57, 92, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #395C48 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 36.1% green and 28.2% blue (57, 92, 72).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#395C48 color codes

HEX	`#395C48`
RGB	`rgb(57, 92, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 36.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, -17.62, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 19.18, 156.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.684, 8.992, 7.513)`
Decimal	`3759176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395C48, 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 #395C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #395C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395c48; }
.text { color: #395c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 92 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395c48, #395c5a); }

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Questions

What color is #395C48?: #395C48 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #395C48?: The RGB value is 57, 92, 72: 57 red, 92 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395C48?: The complementary color is #5C394D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.