What color is #389547?

#389547 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #389547?

The RGB value is 56, 149, 71: 56 red, 149 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #389547?

The complementary color is #953886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #389547?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#389547 color

#389547 rgb(56, 149, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #389547 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 58.4% green and 27.8% blue (56, 149, 71).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 45% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wild Forest (#38914A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#389547 color codes

HEX	`#389547`
RGB	`rgb(56, 149, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 58.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 45%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 62%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 52%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.85, -44.44, 33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.85, 55.35, 143.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.515, 22.789, 9.647)`
Decimal	`3708231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #389547, 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 #389547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#389547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #389547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #389547; }
.text { color: #389547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #389547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 149 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #389547, #389575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #389547?: #389547 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wild Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #389547?: The RGB value is 56, 149, 71: 56 red, 149 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #389547?: The complementary color is #953886, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #389547?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.