What color is #386339?

#386339 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386339?

The RGB value is 56, 99, 57: 56 red, 99 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386339?

The complementary color is #633862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386339?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386339 color

#386339 rgb(56, 99, 57)

Shades of green

The hex color #386339 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 38.8% green and 22.4% blue (56, 99, 57).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jurassic Park (#3C663E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#386339 color codes

HEX	`#386339`
RGB	`rgb(56, 99, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 38.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 43%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 42%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.95, -24.66, 19.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.95, 31.31, 141.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.831, 10.059, 5.452)`
Decimal	`3695417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386339, 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 #386339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #386339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386339; }
.text { color: #386339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 99 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386339, #38634f); }

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Questions

What color is #386339?: #386339 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jurassic Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386339?: The RGB value is 56, 99, 57: 56 red, 99 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386339?: The complementary color is #633862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386339?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.