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#388570 Color

#388570 is rgb(56, 133, 112) in RGB, hsl(164, 41%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 0%, 16%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Viridian (#40826D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#388570
HEX#388570
RGBrgb(56, 133, 112)
HSLhsl(164, 41%, 37%)
HSVhsv(164, 58%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 0%, 16%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.083 172.6)
LABlab(50.31% -28.93 3.86)
LCHlch(50.31% 29.18 172.41)

What #388570 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 #388570, 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.

#388570 Channel Values

How #388570 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 133 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 41% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 58% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.41:1 vs white · 4.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #388570 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #388570

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #388570; 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 #388570

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 #388570.

How #388570 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#388570
Protanopia#7C7C70
Protanomaly#678070
Deuteranopia#737372
Deuteranomaly#607A71
Tritanopia#3E8383
Tritanomaly#3C847C
Achromatopsia#787878

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Using #388570 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-388570: #388570;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #388570;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-388570': '#388570' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.522, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_388570">#388570</color>
SVG fillfill="#388570"

More Green Colors

#388570 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#388570 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #388570?

#388570 is a dark green — rgb(56, 133, 112) in RGB and hsl(164, 41%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Viridian (#40826D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.96.

What is the RGB value of #388570?

#388570 is rgb(56, 133, 112) — red 56, green 133, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #388570?

#388570 converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 0%, 16%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #388570 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #388570 scores 4.41:1 against white and 4.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #388570 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #388570 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.12, which is visibly different.

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