What color is #386F0E?

#386F0E 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 #386F0E?

The RGB value is 56, 111, 14: 56 red, 111 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386F0E?

The complementary color is #450E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386F0E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386F0E color

#386F0E rgb(56, 111, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #386F0E is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 43.5% green and 5.5% blue (56, 111, 14).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 78% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3D7016), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#386F0E color codes

HEX	`#386F0E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 111, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 43.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 78%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 87%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 87%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.6, -34.81, 43.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.6, 55.57, 128.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.394, 12.241, 2.388)`
Decimal	`3698446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386F0E, 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 #386F0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386F0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #386F0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386f0e; }
.text { color: #386f0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386f0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 111 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386f0e, #0e6f15); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #386F0E?: #386F0E 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 #386F0E?: The RGB value is 56, 111, 14: 56 red, 111 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386F0E?: The complementary color is #450E6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386F0E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.