#396E57
Hunter Green · medium cool green
About #396E57
#396E57 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 43% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Hunter Green (ΔE 10.4); Bottle Green comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #6E3950 — a eggplant tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #396E57 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.93:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.93:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #396E57?
#396E57 is a muted, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 22% red, 43% green and 34% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #396E57?
Use white text. White on #396E57 has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #396E57?
Its complementary colour is #6E3950, and analogous partners are #396E3C and #396B6E.