What color is #38997D?

#38997D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paolo Veronese Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38997D?

The RGB value is 56, 153, 125: 56 red, 153 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38997D?

The complementary color is #993854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38997D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38997D color

#38997D rgb(56, 153, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #38997D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 60% green and 49% blue (56, 153, 125).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 46% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Paolo Veronese Green (#009B7D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#38997D color codes

HEX	`#38997D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 153, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 60%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 46%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 63%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.17, -35.24, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.17, 35.82, 169.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.722, 25.102, 23.362)`
Decimal	`3709309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38997D, 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 #38997D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#38997D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #38997D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38997d; }
.text { color: #38997d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38997d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 153 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38997d, #388499); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #38997D?: #38997D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Paolo Veronese Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38997D?: The RGB value is 56, 153, 125: 56 red, 153 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38997D?: The complementary color is #993854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38997D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.