What color is #39735F?

#39735F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39735F?

The RGB value is 57, 115, 95: 57 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39735F?

The complementary color is #73394D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39735F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39735F color

#39735F rgb(57, 115, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #39735F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 45.1% green and 37.3% blue (57, 115, 95).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 34% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#39735F color codes

HEX	`#39735F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 115, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 45.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 34%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 50%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.17, -24.24, 5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.17, 24.81, 167.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.883, 13.957, 12.997)`
Decimal	`3765087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39735F, 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 #39735F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#39735F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #39735F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39735f; }
.text { color: #39735f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39735f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 115 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39735f, #396a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #39735F?: #39735F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39735F?: The RGB value is 57, 115, 95: 57 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39735F?: The complementary color is #73394D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39735F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.