What color is #39AA82?

#39AA82 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #39AA82?

The RGB value is 57, 170, 130: 57 red, 170 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #39AA82?

The complementary color is #AA3961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #39AA82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#39AA82 color

#39AA82 rgb(57, 170, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #39AA82 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22.4% red, 66.7% green and 51% blue (57, 170, 130).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 50% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Herbal (#29AB87), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#39AA82 color codes

HEX	`#39AA82`
RGB	`rgb(57, 170, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22.4%, 66.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 50%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 66%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, -41.39, 11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 42.95, 164.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.089, 31.229, 26.084)`
Decimal	`3779202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #39AA82, 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 #39AA82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#39AA82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	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 #39AA82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #39aa82; }
.text { color: #39aa82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #39aa82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(57 170 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #39aa82, #399aaa); }

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Questions

What color is #39AA82?: #39AA82 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Herbal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #39AA82?: The RGB value is 57, 170, 130: 57 red, 170 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #39AA82?: The complementary color is #AA3961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #39AA82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.