What color is #386548?

#386548 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386548?

The RGB value is 56, 101, 72: 56 red, 101 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386548?

The complementary color is #653855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386548 color

#386548 rgb(56, 101, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #386548 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 39.6% green and 28.2% blue (56, 101, 72).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forest Serenade (#336644), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#386548 color codes

HEX	`#386548`
RGB	`rgb(56, 101, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 39.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 45%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 29%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.93, -22.73, 11.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.93, 25.56, 152.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.454, 10.615, 7.786)`
Decimal	`3695944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386548, 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 #386548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #386548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386548; }
.text { color: #386548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 101 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386548, #38655f); }

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Questions

What color is #386548?: #386548 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forest Serenade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386548?: The RGB value is 56, 101, 72: 56 red, 101 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386548?: The complementary color is #653855, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.