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#388D25 Color

#388D25 is rgb(56, 141, 37) in RGB, hsl(109, 58%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 74%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (#228B22), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#388D25
HEX#388D25
RGBrgb(56, 141, 37)
HSLhsl(109, 58%, 35%)
HSVhsv(109, 74%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 74%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(57% 0.161 140.4)
LABlab(51.94% -41.49 44.44)
LCHlch(51.94% 60.79 133.04)

What #388D25 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 #388D25, 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.

#388D25 Channel Values

How #388D25 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 141 · B 378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 109° · S 58% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 109° · S 74% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.2:1 vs white · 5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #388D25 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 text4.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #388D25 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #388D25

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #388D25; 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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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #388D25

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #388D25.

How #388D25 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#388D25
Protanopia#838326
Protanomaly#6D8726
Deuteranopia#79792C
Deuteranomaly#658129
Tritanopia#4B8585
Tritanomaly#44886B
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #388D25 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-388d25: #388D25;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #388D25;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-388d25': '#388D25' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.553, blue: 0.145)
Android XML<color name="color_388d25">#388D25</color>
SVG fillfill="#388D25"

More Green Colors

#388D25 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#388D25 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #388D25?

#388D25 is a dark green — rgb(56, 141, 37) in RGB and hsl(109, 58%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (#228B22), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.44.

What is the RGB value of #388D25?

#388D25 is rgb(56, 141, 37) — red 56, green 141, and blue 37 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #388D25?

#388D25 converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 74%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #388D25 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #388D25 scores 4.2:1 against white and 5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #388D25 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #388D25 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 4.44, which is very hard to tell apart.

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