What color is #368B50?

#368B50 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #368B50?

The RGB value is 54, 139, 80: 54 red, 139 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #368B50?

The complementary color is #8B3671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #368B50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#368B50 color

#368B50 rgb(54, 139, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #368B50 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 54.5% green and 31.4% blue (54, 139, 80).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 44% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#368B50 color codes

HEX	`#368B50`
RGB	`rgb(54, 139, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 54.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 44%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 61%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.64, -39.33, 24.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.64, 46.14, 148.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.201, 19.828, 10.772)`
Decimal	`3574608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #368B50, 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 #368B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#368B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	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 #368B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #368b50; }
.text { color: #368b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #368b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 139 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #368b50, #368b7b); }

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Questions

What color is #368B50?: #368B50 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #368B50?: The RGB value is 54, 139, 80: 54 red, 139 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #368B50?: The complementary color is #8B3671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #368B50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.