What color is #386141?

#386141 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386141?

The RGB value is 56, 97, 65: 56 red, 97 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386141?

The complementary color is #613858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386141 color

#386141 rgb(56, 97, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #386141 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 38% green and 25.5% blue (56, 97, 65).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#386141 color codes

HEX	`#386141`
RGB	`rgb(56, 97, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 38%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 42%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 33%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.43, -22.13, 13.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.43, 26.11, 147.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.859, 9.771, 6.525)`
Decimal	`3694913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386141, 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 #386141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#386141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #386141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386141; }
.text { color: #386141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 97 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386141, #386155); }

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Questions

What color is #386141?: #386141 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Hunter Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386141?: The RGB value is 56, 97, 65: 56 red, 97 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386141?: The complementary color is #613858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.