What color is #396A38?

#396A38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #396A38?

The RGB value is 57, 106, 56: 57 red, 106 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #396A38?

The complementary color is #69386A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #396A38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#396A38 color

#396A38 rgb(57, 106, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #396A38 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 41.6% green and 22% blue (57, 106, 56).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 31% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#396A38 color codes

HEX	`#396A38`
RGB	`rgb(57, 106, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 41.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 31%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 47%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 47%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.35, -27.91, 22.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.35, 36.15, 140.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.555, 11.463, 5.555)`
Decimal	`3762744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #396A38, 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 #396A38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#396A38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #396A38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #396a38; }
.text { color: #396a38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #396a38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 106 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #396a38, #386a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #396A38?: #396A38 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #396A38?: The RGB value is 57, 106, 56: 57 red, 106 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #396A38?: The complementary color is #69386A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #396A38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.