What color is #387035?

#387035 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #387035?

The RGB value is 56, 112, 53: 56 red, 112 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #387035?

The complementary color is #6D3570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #387035?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#387035 color

#387035 rgb(56, 112, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #387035 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 43.9% green and 20.8% blue (56, 112, 53).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 36% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#387035 color codes

HEX	`#387035`
RGB	`rgb(56, 112, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 43.9%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 36%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 53%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 53%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.29, -31.5, 27.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.29, 41.52, 139.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.067, 12.686, 5.391)`
Decimal	`3698741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #387035, 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 #387035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#387035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #387035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #387035; }
.text { color: #387035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #387035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 112 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #387035, #35704f); }

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Questions

What color is #387035?: #387035 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #387035?: The RGB value is 56, 112, 53: 56 red, 112 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #387035?: The complementary color is #6D3570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #387035?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.