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#387D0D Color

#387D0D is rgb(56, 125, 13) in RGB, hsl(97, 81%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 90%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Napier Green (#2A8000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#387D0D
HEX#387D0D
RGBrgb(56, 125, 13)
HSLhsl(97, 81%, 27%)
HSVhsv(97, 90%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 90%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.154 137.2)
LABlab(46.45% -36.81 46.74)
LCHlch(46.45% 59.50 128.22)

What #387D0D 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 #387D0D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Napier Green#2A8000ΔE 5.79Metallic Green#296E01ΔE 6.27Xbox Green#0E7A0DΔE 8.16Forest Green#228B22ΔE 10.21Green#008000ΔE 10.9Pakistan Green#006600ΔE 11.5

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

#387D0D Channel Values

How #387D0D 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 125 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 81% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 90% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 90% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.11:1 vs white · 4.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #387D0D 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 text5.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #387D0D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #387D0D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #387D0D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#387D0D
Complementary
#520D7D
Analogous
#707D0D
Analogous
#0D7D1A
Triadic
#0D387D
Triadic
#7D0D38
Split comp.
#1A0D7D
Split comp.
#7D0D70

Tints & Shades of #387D0D

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

#4DAB12
#61D917
#7DEA39
#9EEF6B
#BCF499
#DBF9C8

Shades

#326F0C
#295C0A
#234E08
#1D4107
#173305
#0E2003

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #387D0D.

How #387D0D 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#387D0D
Protanopia#75750F
Protanomaly#62780E
Deuteranopia#6C6C17
Deuteranomaly#5C7314
Tritanopia#487676
Tritanomaly#42795D
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #387D0D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-387d0d: #387D0D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #387D0D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-387d0d': '#387D0D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.490, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_387d0d">#387D0D</color>
SVG fillfill="#387D0D"

More Green Colors

#387D0D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#387D0D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #387D0D?

#387D0D is a dark green — rgb(56, 125, 13) in RGB and hsl(97, 81%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Napier Green (#2A8000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #387D0D?

#387D0D is rgb(56, 125, 13) — red 56, green 125, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #387D0D?

#387D0D converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 90%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #387D0D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #387D0D scores 5.11:1 against white and 4.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #387D0D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #387D0D 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 forestgreen (#228B22) at a CIE76 distance of 10.21, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.