What color is #396555?

#396555 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #396555?

The RGB value is 57, 101, 85: 57 red, 101 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #396555?

The complementary color is #653949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #396555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#396555 color

#396555 rgb(57, 101, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #396555 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 39.6% green and 33.3% blue (57, 101, 85).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is June Ivy (#416858), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#396555 color codes

HEX	`#396555`
RGB	`rgb(57, 101, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 39.6%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 44%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, -19.41, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 19.88, 167.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.98, 10.833, 10.263)`
Decimal	`3761493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #396555, 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 #396555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#396555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #396555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #396555; }
.text { color: #396555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #396555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 101 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #396555, #395f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #396555?: #396555 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color June Ivy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #396555?: The RGB value is 57, 101, 85: 57 red, 101 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #396555?: The complementary color is #653949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #396555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.