What color is #39896B?

#39896B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39896B?

The RGB value is 57, 137, 107: 57 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39896B?

The complementary color is #893957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39896B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39896B color

#39896B rgb(57, 137, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #39896B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 53.7% green and 42% blue (57, 137, 107).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#39896B color codes

HEX	`#39896B`
RGB	`rgb(57, 137, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 53.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 58%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, -32.04, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 33.24, 164.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.286, 19.821, 17.033)`
Decimal	`3770731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39896B, 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 #39896B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#39896B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #39896B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39896b; }
.text { color: #39896b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39896b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 137 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39896b, #397f89); }

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Questions

What color is #39896B?: #39896B is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39896B?: The RGB value is 57, 137, 107: 57 red, 137 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39896B?: The complementary color is #893957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39896B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.