What color is #38867F?

#38867F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38867F?

The RGB value is 56, 134, 127: 56 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38867F?

The complementary color is #86383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38867F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38867F color

#38867F rgb(56, 134, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #38867F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 52.5% green and 49.8% blue (56, 134, 127).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 41% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#38867F color codes

HEX	`#38867F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 134, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 52.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 41%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 58%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 5%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, -25.59, -3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 25.82, 187.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.985, 19.422, 23.086)`
Decimal	`3704447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38867F, 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 #38867F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#38867F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	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 #38867F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38867f; }
.text { color: #38867f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38867f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 134 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38867f, #386686); }

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Questions

What color is #38867F?: #38867F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38867F?: The RGB value is 56, 134, 127: 56 red, 134 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38867F?: The complementary color is #86383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38867F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.