What color is #386236?

#386236 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386236?

The RGB value is 56, 98, 54: 56 red, 98 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386236?

The complementary color is #603662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386236 color

#386236 rgb(56, 98, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #386236 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 38.4% green and 21.2% blue (56, 98, 54).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 29% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#386236 color codes

HEX	`#386236`
RGB	`rgb(56, 98, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 38.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 29%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 45%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 45%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.56, -24.68, 20.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.56, 32.11, 140.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.664, 9.842, 5.038)`
Decimal	`3695158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386236, 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 #386236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#386236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #386236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386236; }
.text { color: #386236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 98 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386236, #36624a); }

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Questions

What color is #386236?: #386236 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386236?: The RGB value is 56, 98, 54: 56 red, 98 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386236?: The complementary color is #603662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.