What color is #38726D?

#38726D 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 #38726D?

The RGB value is 56, 114, 109: 56 red, 114 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38726D?

The complementary color is #72383D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38726D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38726D color

#38726D rgb(56, 114, 109)

Shades of teal

The hex color #38726D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 44.7% green and 42.7% blue (56, 114, 109).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#38726D color codes

HEX	`#38726D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 114, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 44.7%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 51%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, -20.29, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 20.52, 188.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.407, 13.979, 16.615)`
Decimal	`3699309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38726D, 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 #38726D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#38726D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #38726D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38726d; }
.text { color: #38726d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38726d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 114 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38726d, #385a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #38726D?: #38726D 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 #38726D?: The RGB value is 56, 114, 109: 56 red, 114 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38726D?: The complementary color is #72383D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38726D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.