What color is #387A53?

#387A53 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #387A53?

The RGB value is 56, 122, 83: 56 red, 122 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #387A53?

The complementary color is #7A385F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #387A53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#387A53 color

#387A53 rgb(56, 122, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #387A53 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 47.8% green and 32.5% blue (56, 122, 83).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 37% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#387A53 color codes

HEX	`#387A53`
RGB	`rgb(56, 122, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 47.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 37%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 54%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 32%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.16, -30.69, 15.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.16, 34.2, 153.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.151, 15.383, 10.616)`
Decimal	`3701331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #387A53, 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 #387A53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#387A53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #387A53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #387a53; }
.text { color: #387a53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #387a53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 122 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #387a53, #387a74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #387A53?: #387A53 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #387A53?: The RGB value is 56, 122, 83: 56 red, 122 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #387A53?: The complementary color is #7A385F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #387A53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.