What color is #386D19?

#386D19 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386D19?

The RGB value is 56, 109, 25: 56 red, 109 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386D19?

The complementary color is #4E196D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386D19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386D19 color

#386D19 rgb(56, 109, 25)

Shades of green

The hex color #386D19 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 42.7% green and 9.8% blue (56, 109, 25).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 63% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#386D19 color codes

HEX	`#386D19`
RGB	`rgb(56, 109, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 42.7%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 63%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 77%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 77%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.97, -33.28, 39.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.97, 51.3, 130.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.275, 11.848, 2.823)`
Decimal	`3697945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386D19, 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 #386D19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386D19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #386D19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386d19; }
.text { color: #386d19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386d19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 109 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386d19, #196d24); }

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Questions

What color is #386D19?: #386D19 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Forest Empress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386D19?: The RGB value is 56, 109, 25: 56 red, 109 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386D19?: The complementary color is #4E196D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386D19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.