Color

#387E0B

Cool green. Nearest reference color: Green (web).

RGB

0–255

126

CMYK

0–100%

55.56%

91.27%

50.59%

RGB describes how #387E0B is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 56, green 126 and blue 11.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 55.56%, magenta 0%, yellow 91.27% and black 50.59%.

HSL values

H 96.52° S 83.94% L 26.86%

In the HSL color model, #387E0B has a hue of 96.52°, 83.94% saturation and 26.86% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#387E0B is a medium, cool green with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #387E0B in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #387E0B

RGB rgb(56, 126, 11)

HSL hsl(96.52 83.94% 26.86%)

OKLCH oklch(0.526915 0.155483 137.2349)

CSS --color: #387E0B;

Tints of #387E0B

Tints are lighter variations of #387E0B. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#CFFFBC #99E37B #78C05A #589F37 #387E0B

Shades of #387E0B

Shades are darker variations of #387E0B. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#387E0B #265D00 #173E00 #092200 #010800

Tones of #387E0B

Tones reduce the chroma of #387E0B, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#387E0B #467B2E #517742 #5B7353 #656E61

Tonal range of #387E0B

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #387E0B between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#CFFFBC #99E37B #78C05A #589F37 #387E0B #265D00 #173E00 #092200 #010800

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #CFFFBC;
    --color-200: #99E37B;
    --color-300: #78C05A;
    --color-400: #589F37;
    --color-500: #387E0B;
    --color-600: #265D00;
    --color-700: #173E00;
    --color-800: #092200;
    --color-900: #010800;
}

Colors that go with #387E0B

Color harmonies for #387E0B are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#387E0B #8E48A5

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#736F00 #387E0B #007E5E

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#387E0B #2669C2 #B33A49

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#387E0B #6857BE #A73D7C

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#387E0B #007698 #8E48A5 #AB4A00

CSS gradients with #387E0B

These gradients show how #387E0B moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#387E0B #6A9E55 #9BBE8E #CCDFC6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #387E0B, #6A9E55, #9BBE8E, #CCDFC6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#387E0B #235405 #0F2D01 #020B00 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #387E0B, #235405, #0F2D01, #020B00, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#387E0B #007C6F #007698 #4D60C3 #8E48A5

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #387E0B, #007C6F, #007698, #4D60C3, #8E48A5);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #387E0B. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.05:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

4.16:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1579 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #387E0B as the background.

background-color: #387E0B;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #387E0B in design

See how #387E0B works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#387E0B used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #387E0B to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#99E37B

#387E0B

#092200

Colors similar to #387E0B

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #387E0B, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#50972E #296400 #367E00 #477A30 #557800 #00812E #5E8500 #007428

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #387E0B may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #827200 Deuteranopia #7A6D1C Tritanopia #33796A

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #387E0B can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 9.1518
Y: 15.7859
Z: 2.8813

CIELAB

L*: 46.6923
a*: -41.0544
b*: 48.4914

OKLab

L: 0.526915
a: -0.114147
b: 0.105572

OKLCH

L: 0.526915
C: 0.155483
H: 137.2349°