What color is #387150?

#387150 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 #387150?

The RGB value is 56, 113, 80: 56 red, 113 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #387150?

The complementary color is #713859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #387150?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#387150 color

#387150 rgb(56, 113, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #387150 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 44.3% green and 31.4% blue (56, 113, 80).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Parsley Sprig (#3D7049), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#387150 color codes

HEX	`#387150`
RGB	`rgb(56, 113, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 44.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.11, -27.02, 12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.11, 29.84, 154.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.983, 13.229, 9.668)`
Decimal	`3699024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #387150, 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 #387150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#387150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #387150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #387150; }
.text { color: #387150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #387150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 113 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #387150, #38716d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #387150?: #387150 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 #387150?: The RGB value is 56, 113, 80: 56 red, 113 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #387150?: The complementary color is #713859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #387150?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.