What color is #386A6A?

#386A6A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386A6A?

The RGB value is 56, 106, 106: 56 red, 106 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386A6A?

The complementary color is #6A3838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386A6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386A6A color

#386A6A rgb(56, 106, 106)

Shades of teal

The hex color #386A6A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 41.6% green and 41.6% blue (56, 106, 106).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 31% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#386A6A color codes

HEX	`#386A6A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 106, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 41.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 31%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 47%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.51, -16.8, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.51, 17.6, 197.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.385, 12.189, 15.491)`
Decimal	`3697258`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386A6A, 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 #386A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #386A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386a6a; }
.text { color: #386a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 106 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386a6a, #38516a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #386A6A?: #386A6A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386A6A?: The RGB value is 56, 106, 106: 56 red, 106 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386A6A?: The complementary color is #6A3838, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386A6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.