What color is #438D38?

#438D38 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #438D38?

The RGB value is 67, 141, 56: 67 red, 141 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #438D38?

The complementary color is #82388D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #438D38?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#438D38 color

#438D38 rgb(67, 141, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #438D38 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 55.3% green and 22% blue (67, 141, 56).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 43% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Resplendent Growth (#3D8B37), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#438D38 color codes

HEX	`#438D38`
RGB	`rgb(67, 141, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 55.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 43%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 60%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 60%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.43, -40.32, 37.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.43, 55.2, 136.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.553, 20.528, 7.041)`
Decimal	`4427064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #438D38, 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 #438D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#438D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #438D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #438d38; }
.text { color: #438d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #438d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 141 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #438d38, #388d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Forest Green.

Questions

What color is #438D38?: #438D38 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Resplendent Growth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #438D38?: The RGB value is 67, 141, 56: 67 red, 141 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #438D38?: The complementary color is #82388D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #438D38?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.