What color is #387E34?

#387E34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #387E34?

The RGB value is 56, 126, 52: 56 red, 126 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #387E34?

The complementary color is #7A347E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #387E34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#387E34 color

#387E34 rgb(56, 126, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #387E34 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 49.4% green and 20.4% blue (56, 126, 52).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 42% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Lush Paradise (#2E7D32), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#387E34 color codes

HEX	`#387E34`
RGB	`rgb(56, 126, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 49.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 42%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 59%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 59%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.99, -37.75, 33.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.99, 50.29, 138.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.711, 16.01, 5.827)`
Decimal	`3702324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #387E34, 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 #387E34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#387E34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #387E34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #387e34; }
.text { color: #387e34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #387e34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 126 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #387e34, #347e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #387E34?: #387E34 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lush Paradise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #387E34?: The RGB value is 56, 126, 52: 56 red, 126 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #387E34?: The complementary color is #7A347E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #387E34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.