What color is #387260?

#387260 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #387260?

The RGB value is 56, 114, 96: 56 red, 114 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #387260?

The complementary color is #72384A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #387260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#387260 color

#387260 rgb(56, 114, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #387260 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 44.7% green and 37.6% blue (56, 114, 96).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#387260 color codes

HEX	`#387260`
RGB	`rgb(56, 114, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 44.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 51%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.83, -23.75, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.83, 24.11, 170.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.759, 13.719, 13.198)`
Decimal	`3699296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #387260, 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 #387260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#387260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #387260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #387260; }
.text { color: #387260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #387260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 114 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #387260, #386772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #387260?: #387260 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Nordic Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #387260?: The RGB value is 56, 114, 96: 56 red, 114 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #387260?: The complementary color is #72384A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #387260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.