#396039 Color

#396039 is rgb(57, 96, 57) in RGB, hsl(120, 25%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hunter Green (#355E3B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#396039

HEX#396039

RGBrgb(57, 96, 57)

HSLhsl(120, 25%, 30%)

HSVhsv(120, 41%, 38%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 62%)

OKLCHoklch(44.9% 0.077 144.2)

LABlab(37.01% -21.17 17.78)

LCHlch(37.01% 27.65 139.97)

What #396039 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #396039, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Hunter Green#355E3BΔE 2.52 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 6.05 Artichoke Green#4B6F44ΔE 6.58 Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 12.48 Amazon#3B7A57ΔE 12.5 Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 13.69

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#396039 Channel Values

How #396039 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 57 · G 96 · B 57	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 120° · S 25% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 120° · S 41% · V 38%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 62%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.23:1 vs white · 2.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #396039 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #396039 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #396039

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #396039; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #396039

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #396039.

How #396039 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#396039

Protanopia#5B5B39

Protanomaly#4F5D39

Deuteranopia#55553B

Deuteranomaly#4C5A3A

Tritanopia#405C5C

Tritanomaly#3D5E50

Achromatopsia#575757

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Using #396039 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-396039: #396039;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #396039;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-396039': '#396039' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.376, blue: 0.224)

Android XML<color name="color_396039">#396039</color>

SVG fillfill="#396039"

More Green Colors

#396039 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

39a78e 38ff38 39ac6b 38e038 39ff14 38a32a 3acf3a 37a983 3b7500 355e3b 3b7a57 35530e 4f6d5b 66cc99 86c8bc 99ff99 adff2f caf7ca deefbd 004700 009b7d 00ff99 171c0c 28774a

#396039 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #396039?

#396039 is a dark green — rgb(57, 96, 57) in RGB and hsl(120, 25%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.52.

What is the RGB value of #396039?

#396039 is rgb(57, 96, 57) — red 57, green 96, and blue 57 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #396039?

#396039 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 0%, 41%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #396039 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #396039 scores 7.23:1 against white and 2.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #396039 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #396039 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.44, which is visibly different.

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