What color is #38A76E?

#38A76E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38A76E?

The RGB value is 56, 167, 110: 56 red, 167 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38A76E?

The complementary color is #A73871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38A76E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38A76E color

#38A76E rgb(56, 167, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #38A76E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 65.5% green and 43.1% blue (56, 167, 110).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 50% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Jubilant Jade (#44AA77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#38A76E color codes

HEX	`#38A76E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 167, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 65.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 50%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 66%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 34%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, -44.71, 20.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 49.21, 155.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.262, 29.602, 19.5)`
Decimal	`3712878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38A76E, 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 #38A76E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#38A76E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #38A76E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38a76e; }
.text { color: #38a76e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38a76e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 167 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38a76e, #38a7a5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #38A76E?: #38A76E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Jubilant Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38A76E?: The RGB value is 56, 167, 110: 56 red, 167 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38A76E?: The complementary color is #A73871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38A76E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.