What color is #397F40?

#397F40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #397F40?

The RGB value is 57, 127, 64: 57 red, 127 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #397F40?

The complementary color is #7F3978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #397F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#397F40 color

#397F40 rgb(57, 127, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #397F40 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 49.8% green and 25.1% blue (57, 127, 64).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 38% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Lush Paradise (#2E7D32), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#397F40 color codes

HEX	`#397F40`
RGB	`rgb(57, 127, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 49.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 38%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 55%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 50%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.52, -36.17, 27.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.52, 45.49, 142.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.202, 16.418, 7.481)`
Decimal	`3768128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #397F40, 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 #397F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#397F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #397F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #397f40; }
.text { color: #397f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #397f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 127 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #397f40, #397f63); }

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Questions

What color is #397F40?: #397F40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #397F40?: The RGB value is 57, 127, 64: 57 red, 127 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #397F40?: The complementary color is #7F3978, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #397F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.