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#38701e color: Forest Empress

#38701e is rgb(56, 112, 30) in RGB and oklch(48.888% 0.1282 137.537) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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101°
100%

48.9%
0.128
138°
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Dark green
  • lime-800
  • Black 56%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #38701e

#38701e is a deep dark green color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 138°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.99:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forest Empress (#3d7016). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-800.

More dark green colors

Lighter: #38701e mixed with white

  1. 38701e
  2. 4c7e37
  3. 5f8c4e
  4. 729a63
  5. 85a879
  6. 99b68f
  7. adc5a5
  8. c1d3bb
  9. d5e2d1
  10. eaf0e8

Darker: #38701e mixed with black

  1. 38701e
  2. 2f6019
  3. 275113
  4. 1f430e
  5. 173509
  6. 0f2705
  7. 081a03
  8. 040e01
  9. 010400
  10. 000100

Calmer: #38701e with less saturation

  1. 38701e
  2. 3d6f28
  3. 426d30
  4. 466c38
  5. 4a6a3e
  6. 4e6945
  7. 52674b
  8. 566650
  9. 596456
  10. 5d625b

Questions about #38701e

What color is #38701e?

#38701e is deep dark green. The closest named color is Forest Empress. In RGB it is rgb(56, 112, 30), in HSL hsl(100.98, 57.75%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.888% 0.1282 137.537).

What colors go well with #38701e?

The complementary color of #38701e is #7d458f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #686400 and #007552. The triadic partners are #2c5fa7 and #9b3b44.

Is white or black text more readable on #38701e?

White text reads better on #38701e: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38701e a warm or cool color?

#38701e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 138 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.128.