What color is #398453?

#398453 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #398453?

The RGB value is 57, 132, 83: 57 red, 132 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #398453?

The complementary color is #84396A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #398453?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#398453 color

#398453 rgb(57, 132, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #398453 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 51.8% green and 32.5% blue (57, 132, 83).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 40% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#398453 color codes

HEX	`#398453`
RGB	`rgb(57, 132, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 51.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 40%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 57%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 37%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, -35, 19.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 40.13, 150.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.499, 17.996, 11.05)`
Decimal	`3769427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #398453, 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 #398453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#398453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #398453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #398453; }
.text { color: #398453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #398453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 132 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #398453, #398478); }

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Questions

What color is #398453?: #398453 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #398453?: The RGB value is 57, 132, 83: 57 red, 132 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #398453?: The complementary color is #84396A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #398453?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.