What color is #38765C?

#38765C 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 #38765C?

The RGB value is 56, 118, 92: 56 red, 118 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38765C?

The complementary color is #763852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38765C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38765C color

#38765C rgb(56, 118, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #38765C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 46.3% green and 36.1% blue (56, 118, 92).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 36% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Nordic Forest (#317362), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#38765C color codes

HEX	`#38765C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 118, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 46.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 36%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 53%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 22%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, -26.74, 8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 27.99, 162.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.04, 14.569, 12.406)`
Decimal	`3700316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38765C, 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 #38765C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#38765C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #38765C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38765c; }
.text { color: #38765c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38765c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 118 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38765c, #387176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #38765C?: #38765C 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 #38765C?: The RGB value is 56, 118, 92: 56 red, 118 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38765C?: The complementary color is #763852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38765C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.