What color is #398B3F?

#398B3F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #398B3F?

The RGB value is 57, 139, 63: 57 red, 139 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #398B3F?

The complementary color is #8B3985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #398B3F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#398B3F color

#398B3F rgb(57, 139, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #398B3F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 54.5% green and 24.7% blue (57, 139, 63).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 42% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Resplendent Growth (#3D8B37), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#398B3F color codes

HEX	`#398B3F`
RGB	`rgb(57, 139, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 54.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 42%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 59%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 55%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, -41.35, 33.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 52.91, 141.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.816, 19.693, 7.88)`
Decimal	`3771199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #398B3F, 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 #398B3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#398B3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #398B3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #398b3f; }
.text { color: #398b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #398b3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 139 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #398b3f, #398b68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #398B3F?: #398B3F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #398B3F?: The RGB value is 57, 139, 63: 57 red, 139 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #398B3F?: The complementary color is #8B3985, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #398B3F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.