What color is #389A48?

#389A48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #389A48?

The RGB value is 56, 154, 72: 56 red, 154 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #389A48?

The complementary color is #9A388A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #389A48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#389A48 color

#389A48 rgb(56, 154, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #389A48 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 60.4% green and 28.2% blue (56, 154, 72).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 47% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Kryptonite Green (#439946), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#389A48 color codes

HEX	`#389A48`
RGB	`rgb(56, 154, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 60.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 47%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 64%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 53%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.5, -46.25, 34.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.5, 57.7, 143.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.355, 24.418, 10.086)`
Decimal	`3709512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #389A48, 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 #389A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#389A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #389A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #389a48; }
.text { color: #389a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #389a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 154 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #389a48, #389a79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #389A48?: #389A48 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Kryptonite Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #389A48?: The RGB value is 56, 154, 72: 56 red, 154 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #389A48?: The complementary color is #9A388A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #389A48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.