What color is #38805C?

#38805C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38805C?

The RGB value is 56, 128, 92: 56 red, 128 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38805C?

The complementary color is #80385C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38805C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38805C color

#38805C rgb(56, 128, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #38805C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 50.2% green and 36.1% blue (56, 128, 92).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 39% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Amazon (#387B54), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#38805C color codes

HEX	`#38805C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 128, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 50.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 39%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 56%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 28%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.32, -31.54, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.32, 34.07, 157.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.281, 17.051, 12.82)`
Decimal	`3702876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38805C, 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 #38805C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#38805C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #38805C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38805c; }
.text { color: #38805c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38805c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 128 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38805c, #388080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #38805C?: #38805C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Amazon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38805C?: The RGB value is 56, 128, 92: 56 red, 128 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38805C?: The complementary color is #80385C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38805C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.