What color is #386500?

#386500 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386500?

The RGB value is 56, 101, 0: 56 red, 101 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386500?

The complementary color is #2D0065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386500 color

#386500 rgb(56, 101, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #386500 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 39.6% green and 0% blue (56, 101, 0).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#386500 color codes

HEX	`#386500`
RGB	`rgb(56, 101, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 39.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.11, -31.03, 44.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.11, 53.86, 125.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.284, 10.148, 1.628)`
Decimal	`3695872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386500, 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 #386500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #386500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386500; }
.text { color: #386500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 101 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386500, #056500); }

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Questions

What color is #386500?: #386500 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386500?: The RGB value is 56, 101, 0: 56 red, 101 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386500?: The complementary color is #2D0065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.