What color is #387A40?

#387A40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #387A40?

The RGB value is 56, 122, 64: 56 red, 122 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #387A40?

The complementary color is #7A3872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #387A40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#387A40 color

#387A40 rgb(56, 122, 64)

Shades of green

The hex color #387A40 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 47.8% green and 25.1% blue (56, 122, 64).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Queen (#3C773C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#387A40 color codes

HEX	`#387A40`
RGB	`rgb(56, 122, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 47.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 54%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 48%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.81, -34.26, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.81, 42.67, 143.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.515, 15.129, 7.268)`
Decimal	`3701312`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #387A40, 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 #387A40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#387A40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #387A40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #387a40; }
.text { color: #387a40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #387a40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 122 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #387a40, #387a61); }

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Questions

What color is #387A40?: #387A40 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cucumber Queen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #387A40?: The RGB value is 56, 122, 64: 56 red, 122 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #387A40?: The complementary color is #7A3872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #387A40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.