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#38680D Color

#38680D is rgb(56, 104, 13) in RGB, hsl(92, 78%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 87%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Green (#296E01), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38680D
HEX#38680D
RGBrgb(56, 104, 13)
HSLhsl(92, 78%, 23%)
HSVhsv(92, 88%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 87%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.127 134.5)
LABlab(39.29% -28.62 40.64)
LCHlch(39.29% 49.71 125.15)

What #38680D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #38680D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#38680D Channel Values

How #38680D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 56 · G 104 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 78% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 88% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 87% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.66:1 vs white · 3.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38680D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #38680D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38680D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #38680D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #38680D.

How #38680D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#38680D
Protanopia#62620E
Protanomaly#54640E
Deuteranopia#5B5B14
Deuteranomaly#506111
Tritanopia#436262
Tritanomaly#3F644D
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #38680D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-38680d: #38680D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38680D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38680d': '#38680D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.408, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_38680d">#38680D</color>
SVG fillfill="#38680D"

More Green Colors

#38680D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#38680D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38680D?

#38680D is a dark green — rgb(56, 104, 13) in RGB and hsl(92, 78%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Green (#296E01), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.41.

What is the RGB value of #38680D?

#38680D is rgb(56, 104, 13) — red 56, green 104, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38680D?

#38680D converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 87%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38680D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #38680D scores 6.66:1 against white and 3.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38680D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38680D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgreen (#006400) at a CIE76 distance of 11.68, which is visibly different.

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