What color is #389A79?

#389A79 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #389A79?

The RGB value is 56, 154, 121: 56 red, 154 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #389A79?

The complementary color is #9A3859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #389A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#389A79 color

#389A79 rgb(56, 154, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #389A79 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 60.4% green and 47.5% blue (56, 154, 121).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 47% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#389A79 color codes

HEX	`#389A79`
RGB	`rgb(56, 154, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 60.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 47%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 64%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, -36.68, 9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 37.77, 166.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.636, 25.331, 22.098)`
Decimal	`3709561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #389A79, 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 #389A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#389A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #389A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #389a79; }
.text { color: #389a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #389a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 154 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #389a79, #388a9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #389A79?: #389A79 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #389A79?: The RGB value is 56, 154, 121: 56 red, 154 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #389A79?: The complementary color is #9A3859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #389A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.