What color is #388F64?

#388F64 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #388F64?

The RGB value is 56, 143, 100: 56 red, 143 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #388F64?

The complementary color is #8F3863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #388F64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#388F64 color

#388F64 rgb(56, 143, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #388F64 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 56.1% green and 39.2% blue (56, 143, 100).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 44% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#388F64 color codes

HEX	`#388F64`
RGB	`rgb(56, 143, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 56.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 44%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 61%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.39, -36.6, 15.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.39, 39.67, 157.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.752, 21.404, 15.461)`
Decimal	`3706724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #388F64, 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 #388F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#388F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #388F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #388f64; }
.text { color: #388f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #388f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 143 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #388f64, #388f8f); }

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Questions

What color is #388F64?: #388F64 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #388F64?: The RGB value is 56, 143, 100: 56 red, 143 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #388F64?: The complementary color is #8F3863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #388F64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.