What color is #395D4A?

#395D4A 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 #395D4A?

The RGB value is 57, 93, 74: 57 red, 93 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #395D4A?

The complementary color is #5D394C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #395D4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#395D4A color

#395D4A rgb(57, 93, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #395D4A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 36.5% green and 29% blue (57, 93, 74).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#395D4A color codes

HEX	`#395D4A`
RGB	`rgb(57, 93, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 36.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, -17.71, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 19, 158.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.837, 9.193, 7.891)`
Decimal	`3759434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #395D4A, 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 #395D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#395D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #395D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #395d4a; }
.text { color: #395d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #395d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 93 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #395d4a, #395d5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #395D4A?: #395D4A 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 #395D4A?: The RGB value is 57, 93, 74: 57 red, 93 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #395D4A?: The complementary color is #5D394C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #395D4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.