What color is #387B54?

#387B54 is a dark, desaturated green known as Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Amazon?

The RGB value is 56, 123, 84: 56 red, 123 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Amazon?

The complementary color is #7B385F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #387B54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Amazon color: hex code #387B54

#387B54 rgb(56, 123, 84)

Shades of green

Amazon has the hex code #387B54. It is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 48.2% green and 32.9% blue (56, 123, 84).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 52% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

Amazon (#387B54) color codes

HEX	`#387B54`
RGB	`rgb(56, 123, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 48.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 54%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 32%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.51, -30.94, 15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.51, 34.39, 154.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.313, 15.646, 10.862)`
Decimal	`3701588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Amazon, 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 #387B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#387B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	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 #387B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #387b54; }
.text { color: #387b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #387b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 123 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #387b54, #387b76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

See #387B54 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #387B54?: #387B54 is a dark, desaturated green known as Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Amazon?: The RGB value is 56, 123, 84: 56 red, 123 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Amazon?: The complementary color is #7B385F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #387B54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.