What color is #387548?

#387548 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 #387548?

The RGB value is 56, 117, 72: 56 red, 117 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #387548?

The complementary color is #753865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #387548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#387548 color

#387548 rgb(56, 117, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #387548 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 45.9% green and 28.2% blue (56, 117, 72).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 35% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 54% 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 5.52:1).

#387548 color codes

HEX	`#387548`
RGB	`rgb(56, 117, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 45.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 35%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 52%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 38%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.28, -30.56, 18.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.28, 35.95, 148.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.161, 14.03, 8.355)`
Decimal	`3700040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #387548, 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 #387548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#387548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #387548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #387548; }
.text { color: #387548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #387548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 117 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #387548, #387567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #387548?: #387548 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 #387548?: The RGB value is 56, 117, 72: 56 red, 117 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #387548?: The complementary color is #753865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #387548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.