What color is #388B00?

#388B00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #388B00?

The RGB value is 56, 139, 0: 56 red, 139 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #388B00?

The complementary color is #53008B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #388B00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#388B00 color

#388B00 rgb(56, 139, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #388B00 is a dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 54.5% green and 0% blue (56, 139, 0).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Kelp Forest (#448811), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#388B00 color codes

HEX	`#388B00`
RGB	`rgb(56, 139, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 54.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, -46.33, 54.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 71.28, 130.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.863, 19.305, 3.154)`
Decimal	`3705600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #388B00, 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 #388B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#388B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #388B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #388b00; }
.text { color: #388b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #388b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 139 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #388b00, #008b0e); }

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Questions

What color is #388B00?: #388B00 is a dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Kelp Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #388B00?: The RGB value is 56, 139, 0: 56 red, 139 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #388B00?: The complementary color is #53008B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #388B00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.