What color is #398943?

#398943 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #398943?

The RGB value is 57, 137, 67: 57 red, 137 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #398943?

The complementary color is #89397F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #398943?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#398943 color

#398943 rgb(57, 137, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #398943 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 53.7% green and 26.3% blue (57, 137, 67).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#398943 color codes

HEX	`#398943`
RGB	`rgb(57, 137, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 53.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 58%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 51%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, -39.94, 30.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 50.06, 142.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.645, 19.165, 8.395)`
Decimal	`3770691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #398943, 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 #398943	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#398943 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #398943 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #398943; }
.text { color: #398943; }
.border { border: 2px solid #398943; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 137 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #398943, #39896b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #398943?: #398943 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #398943?: The RGB value is 57, 137, 67: 57 red, 137 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #398943?: The complementary color is #89397F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #398943?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.