What color is #386741?

#386741 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 #386741?

The RGB value is 56, 103, 65: 56 red, 103 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386741?

The complementary color is #67385E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386741 color

#386741 rgb(56, 103, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #386741 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 40.4% green and 25.5% blue (56, 103, 65).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 60% 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 6.59:1).

#386741 color codes

HEX	`#386741`
RGB	`rgb(56, 103, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 40.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 46%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 37%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.45, -25.17, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.45, 30.14, 146.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.435, 10.922, 6.716)`
Decimal	`3696449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386741, 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 #386741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #386741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386741; }
.text { color: #386741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 103 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386741, #386759); }

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Questions

What color is #386741?: #386741 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 #386741?: The RGB value is 56, 103, 65: 56 red, 103 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386741?: The complementary color is #67385E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.