What color is #386241?

#386241 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 #386241?

The RGB value is 56, 98, 65: 56 red, 98 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386241?

The complementary color is #623859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386241 color

#386241 rgb(56, 98, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #386241 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 38.4% green and 25.5% blue (56, 98, 65).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 27% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hunter Green (#355E3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#386241 color codes

HEX	`#386241`
RGB	`rgb(56, 98, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 38.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 27%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 43%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 34%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.77, -22.64, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.77, 26.79, 147.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.952, 9.957, 6.556)`
Decimal	`3695169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386241, 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 #386241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#386241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #386241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386241; }
.text { color: #386241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 98 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386241, #386256); }

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Questions

What color is #386241?: #386241 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 #386241?: The RGB value is 56, 98, 65: 56 red, 98 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386241?: The complementary color is #623859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.