What color is #386E64?

#386E64 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #386E64?

The RGB value is 56, 110, 100: 56 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386E64?

The complementary color is #6E3842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386E64 color

#386E64 rgb(56, 110, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #386E64 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 43.1% green and 39.2% blue (56, 110, 100).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#386E64 color codes

HEX	`#386E64`
RGB	`rgb(56, 110, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 43.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 49%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 9%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, -20.63, 0.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 20.63, 179.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.506, 12.912, 14.045)`
Decimal	`3698276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386E64, 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 #386E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #386E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386e64; }
.text { color: #386e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 110 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386e64, #385d6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #386E64?: #386E64 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #386E64?: The RGB value is 56, 110, 100: 56 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386E64?: The complementary color is #6E3842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.