#397538 Color

#397538 is rgb(57, 117, 56) in RGB, hsl(119, 35%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fern Green (#4F7942), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#397538

HEX#397538

RGBrgb(57, 117, 56)

HSLhsl(119, 35%, 34%)

HSVhsv(119, 52%, 46%)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.112 143.4)

LABlab(44.09% -30.54 27.16)

LCHlch(44.09% 40.87 138.35)

What #397538 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 #397538, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fern Green#4F7942ΔE 7.57 Middle Green#4D8C57ΔE 10.39 Dartmouth Green#00703CΔE 10.54 Mughal Green#306030ΔE 10.56 Dark Spring Green#177245ΔE 11.14 Cadmium Green#006B3CΔE 11.63

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

#397538 Channel Values

How #397538 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 117 · B 56	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 119° · S 35% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 119° · S 52% · V 46%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 51% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 54%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.56:1 vs white · 3.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #397538 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 text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #397538

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #397538; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #397538

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 #397538.

How #397538 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#397538

Protanopia#6E6E38

Protanomaly#5D7138

Deuteranopia#66663B

Deuteranomaly#576C3A

Tritanopia#446F6F

Tritanomaly#40725E

Achromatopsia#686868

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Using #397538 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-397538: #397538;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #397538;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-397538': '#397538' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.224, green: 0.459, blue: 0.220)

Android XML<color name="color_397538">#397538</color>

SVG fillfill="#397538"

More Green Colors

#397538 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#397538 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #397538?

#397538 is a dark green — rgb(57, 117, 56) in RGB and hsl(119, 35%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.57.

What is the RGB value of #397538?

#397538 is rgb(57, 117, 56) — red 57, green 117, and blue 56 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #397538?

#397538 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 0%, 52%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #397538 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #397538 scores 5.56:1 against white and 3.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #397538 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #397538 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 12.88, which is visibly different.

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