What color is #386F68?

#386F68 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 #386F68?

The RGB value is 56, 111, 104: 56 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #386F68?

The complementary color is #6F383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #386F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#386F68 color

#386F68 rgb(56, 111, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #386F68 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 43.5% green and 40.8% blue (56, 111, 104).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#386F68 color codes

HEX	`#386F68`
RGB	`rgb(56, 111, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 43.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 6%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.08, -20.07, -1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.08, 20.15, 184.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.813, 13.208, 15.126)`
Decimal	`3698536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #386F68, 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 #386F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#386F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #386F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #386f68; }
.text { color: #386f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #386f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 111 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #386f68, #385a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #386F68?: #386F68 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 #386F68?: The RGB value is 56, 111, 104: 56 red, 111 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #386F68?: The complementary color is #6F383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #386F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.