What color is #396B51?

#396B51 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #396B51?

The RGB value is 57, 107, 81: 57 red, 107 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #396B51?

The complementary color is #6B3953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #396B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#396B51 color

#396B51 rgb(57, 107, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #396B51 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 42% green and 31.8% blue (57, 107, 81).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 30% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#396B51 color codes

HEX	`#396B51`
RGB	`rgb(57, 107, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 42%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 30%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 47%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 24%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.18, -23.5, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.18, 25.32, 158.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.43, 11.979, 9.651)`
Decimal	`3763025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #396B51, 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 #396B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#396B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #396B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #396b51; }
.text { color: #396b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #396b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 107 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #396b51, #396b6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #396B51?: #396B51 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #396B51?: The RGB value is 57, 107, 81: 57 red, 107 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #396B51?: The complementary color is #6B3953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #396B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.