What color is #386E40?

#386E40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386E40?

The RGB value is 56, 110, 64: 56 red, 110 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386E40?

The complementary color is #6E3866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386E40 color

#386E40 rgb(56, 110, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #386E40 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 43.1% green and 25.1% blue (56, 110, 64).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#386E40 color codes

HEX	`#386E40`
RGB	`rgb(56, 110, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 43.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 49%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 42%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.79, -28.76, 20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.79, 35.17, 144.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.132, 12.362, 6.807)`
Decimal	`3698240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386E40, 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 #386E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #386E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386e40; }
.text { color: #386e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 110 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386e40, #386e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #386E40?: #386E40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Parsley Sprig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386E40?: The RGB value is 56, 110, 64: 56 red, 110 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386E40?: The complementary color is #6E3866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.