Skip to the color picker

#38876c color: Mythical Forest

#38876c is rgb(56, 135, 108) in RGB and oklch(56.632% 0.08884 167.79) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

159°
100%

56.6%
0.089
168°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.33:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #38876c

#38876c is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 168°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.33:1 contrast and black text 4.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mythical Forest (#398467). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #38876c mixed with white

  1. 38876c
  2. 4f937a
  3. 639e88
  4. 77aa96
  5. 8ab6a4
  6. 9ec2b3
  7. b1cec2
  8. c4dad1
  9. d8e6e0
  10. ebf3ef

Darker: #38876c mixed with black

  1. 38876c
  2. 2f755d
  3. 27634e
  4. 1f5140
  5. 174132
  6. 0f3125
  7. 082119
  8. 04130d
  9. 010604
  10. 000100

Calmer: #38876c with less saturation

  1. 38876c
  2. 41856d
  3. 49846e
  4. 50826f
  5. 578170
  6. 5d7f71
  7. 627d72
  8. 687c73
  9. 6d7a74
  10. 727875

Questions about #38876c

What color is #38876c?

#38876c is bright emerald. The closest named color is Mythical Forest. In RGB it is rgb(56, 135, 108), in HSL hsl(159.49, 41.36%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.632% 0.08884 167.79).

What colors go well with #38876c?

The complementary color of #38876c is #9d6080. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5c834e and #1e8689. The triadic partners are #736ea8 and #a16647.

Is white or black text more readable on #38876c?

White text reads better on #38876c: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and black gives 4.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #38876c a warm or cool color?

#38876c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 168 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.089.