What color is #389575?

#389575 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pool Table. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #389575?

The RGB value is 56, 149, 117: 56 red, 149 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #389575?

The complementary color is #953858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #389575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#389575 color

#389575 rgb(56, 149, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #389575 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 58.4% green and 45.9% blue (56, 149, 117).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 45% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pool Table (#039578), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#389575 color codes

HEX	`#389575`
RGB	`rgb(56, 149, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 58.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 45%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 62%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, -35.38, 8.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 36.48, 165.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.588, 23.618, 20.564)`
Decimal	`3708277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #389575, 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 #389575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#389575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #389575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #389575; }
.text { color: #389575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #389575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 149 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #389575, #388695); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #389575?: #389575 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pool Table. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #389575?: The RGB value is 56, 149, 117: 56 red, 149 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #389575?: The complementary color is #953858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #389575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.