What color is #38AF56?

#38AF56 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38AF56?

The RGB value is 56, 175, 86: 56 red, 175 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38AF56?

The complementary color is #AF3891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38AF56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38AF56 color

#38AF56 rgb(56, 175, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #38AF56 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 68.6% green and 33.7% blue (56, 175, 86).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 52% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Devil’s Grass (#44AA55), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#38AF56 color codes

HEX	`#38AF56`
RGB	`rgb(56, 175, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 68.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 52%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 68%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 51%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, -52.11, 36.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 63.35, 145.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.639, 32.171, 14.03)`
Decimal	`3714902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38AF56, 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 #38AF56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#38AF56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	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 #38AF56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38af56; }
.text { color: #38af56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38af56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 175 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38af56, #38af92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #38AF56?: #38AF56 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Devil’s Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38AF56?: The RGB value is 56, 175, 86: 56 red, 175 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38AF56?: The complementary color is #AF3891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38AF56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.