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#387708 Color

#387708 is rgb(56, 119, 8) in RGB, hsl(94, 87%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 0%, 93%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Green (#296E01), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#387708
HEX#387708
RGBrgb(56, 119, 8)
HSLhsl(94, 87%, 25%)
HSVhsv(94, 93%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 0%, 93%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(50.7% 0.148 136.3)
LABlab(44.40% -34.70 46.08)
LCHlch(44.40% 57.68 126.99)

What #387708 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 #387708, 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.

#387708 Channel Values

How #387708 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 119 · B 88-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 87% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 93% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.51:1 vs white · 3.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #387708 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 text5.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #387708

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #387708; 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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Analogous
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Tints & Shades of #387708

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #387708 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#387708
Protanopia#6F6F0A
Protanomaly#5E7209
Deuteranopia#676713
Deuteranomaly#586E0F
Tritanopia#477070
Tritanomaly#417358
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #387708 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-387708: #387708;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #387708;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-387708': '#387708' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.467, blue: 0.031)
Android XML<color name="color_387708">#387708</color>
SVG fillfill="#387708"

More Green Colors

#387708 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#387708 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #387708?

#387708 is a dark green — rgb(56, 119, 8) in RGB and hsl(94, 87%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Green (#296E01), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.28.

What is the RGB value of #387708?

#387708 is rgb(56, 119, 8) — red 56, green 119, and blue 8 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #387708?

#387708 converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 0%, 93%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #387708 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #387708 scores 5.51:1 against white and 3.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #387708 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #387708 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 11.03, which is visibly different.

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