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#388E1B

#388e1b ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#388e1b is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 55.69% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 80.99% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 104.87°, with 68.05% saturation and 33.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.2027

Complementary

  1. #388e1b
  2. #711b8e

Split complementary

  1. #388e1b
  2. #381b8e
  3. #8e1b72

Analogous

  1. #728e1b
  2. #388e1b
  3. #1b8e38

Triadic

  1. #388e1b
  2. #1b388e
  3. #8e1b38

Tetradic

  1. #388e1b
  2. #1b8e71
  3. #711b8e
  4. #8e1b38

Square

  1. #388e1b
  2. #1b728e
  3. #711b8e
  4. #8e381b

Monochromatic

  1. #071103
  2. #1f4e0f
  3. #388e1b
  4. #51ce27
  5. #81e161

Shades

#388e1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #388e1b
  2. #328018
  3. #2d7216
  4. #276313
  5. #225510
  6. #1c470e
  7. #16390b
  8. #112b08
  9. #0b1c05
  10. #060e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#388e1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #388e1b
  2. #4c9932
  3. #60a549
  4. #74b05f
  5. #88bb76
  6. #9cc78d
  7. #afd2a4
  8. #c3ddbb
  9. #d7e8d1
  10. #ebf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#388e1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #388e1b
  2. #3f8d25
  3. #468b2f
  4. #4e8a39
  5. #558843
  6. #5c874e
  7. #638658
  8. #6a8462
  9. #72836c
  10. #798176
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #688463 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887a29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e8979 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78860b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #708224 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #328b61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-388e1b {
  color: #388e1b;
}
Background
.bg-388e1b {
  background-color: #388e1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-388e1b {
  border: 2px solid #388e1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #388e1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 142 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 105 68% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-388e1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #388e1b, #1b8e38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-388e1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 142 27 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.69 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 2.87 #138808 India Green ΔE 3.42 #008000 Green ΔE 6.14 #568203 Avocado ΔE 6.83 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.18 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 7.88 #c771e4 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Forest Green
#388e1b  rgb(56, 142, 27)  hsl(105, 68%, 33%)  Forest Green
#711b8e  rgb(113, 27, 142)  hsl(285, 68%, 33%)  Eminence
#1b388e  rgb(27, 56, 142)  hsl(225, 68%, 33%)  Smalt
#8e1b38  rgb(142, 27, 56)  hsl(345, 68%, 33%)  Claret