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#388E2D

#388e2d ≈ Forest Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#388e2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 68.31% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 113.2°, with 51.87% saturation and 36.67% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Forest Green (#228b22), ΔE 2.19.

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Web safe#339933
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Relative luminance0.2038

Complementary

  1. #388e2d
  2. #832d8e

Split complementary

  1. #388e2d
  2. #532d8e
  3. #8e2d69

Analogous

  1. #698e2d
  2. #388e2d
  3. #2d8e53

Triadic

  1. #388e2d
  2. #2d388e
  3. #8e2d38

Tetradic

  1. #388e2d
  2. #2d8e83
  3. #832d8e
  4. #8e2d38

Square

  1. #388e2d
  2. #2d698e
  3. #832d8e
  4. #8e532d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1a08
  2. #21541b
  3. #388e2d
  4. #52c444
  5. #88d67e

Shades

#388e2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #388e2d
  2. #328029
  3. #2d7224
  4. #276320
  5. #22551b
  6. #1c4717
  7. #163912
  8. #112b0e
  9. #0b1c09
  10. #060e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#388e2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #388e2d
  2. #4c9942
  3. #60a557
  4. #74b06c
  5. #88bb81
  6. #9cc796
  7. #afd2ab
  8. #c3ddc0
  9. #d7e8d5
  10. #ebf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#388e2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #388e2d
  2. #3f8d35
  3. #468b3e
  4. #4e8a46
  5. #55884e
  6. #5c8757
  7. #63865f
  8. #6a8467
  9. #72836f
  10. #798178
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #688466 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928120 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b8a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #788626 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #708232 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #318b64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-388e2d {
  color: #388e2d;
}
Background
.bg-388e2d {
  background-color: #388e2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-388e2d {
  border: 2px solid #388e2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #388e2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 142 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 113 52% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-388e2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #388e2d, #2d8e53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-388e2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 142 45 / 0.35);
}

#228b22 Forest Green ΔE 2.19 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 4.00 #138808 India Green ΔE 4.12 #008000 Green ΔE 6.53 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.07 #568203 Avocado ΔE 8.06 #6b8e23 Olive Drab ΔE 8.77 #c771d2 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Forest Green
#388e2d  rgb(56, 142, 45)  hsl(113, 52%, 37%)  Forest Green
#832d8e  rgb(131, 45, 142)  hsl(293, 52%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#2d388e  rgb(45, 56, 142)  hsl(233, 52%, 37%)  Smalt
#8e2d38  rgb(142, 45, 56)  hsl(353, 52%, 37%)  Vivid Burgundy