#388C5D

Closest named color: Sea Green (#2E8B57). oklch(57.6% 0.11 155.9), rgb(56, 140, 93).

Black text reads best on this color (5.07:1).

About this color

#388C5D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 156°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sea Green (#2E8B57), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.07:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.110)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Sea Green (#2E8B57)
Black text	5.07:1
White text	4.13:1

Values

HEX	#388C5D
RGB	rgb(56, 140, 93)
HSL	hsl(146, 43%, 38%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.11 155.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #388C5D	4.13:1	AA large text	Lc -73.7	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #388C5D	5.07:1	AA	Lc 35.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#388C5D text on white	4.13:1	AA large text	Lc 68.2	Content text, not long reading
#388C5D text on black	5.07:1	AA	Lc -33.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F4

oklch(97.2% 0.007 160.1)
Step 100
100

#E3EDE6

oklch(93.7% 0.014 155.6)
Step 200
200

#CBDFD2

oklch(88.5% 0.028 157.3)
Step 300
300

#A8CBB3

oklch(81% 0.05 155.2)
Step 400
400

#77B08C

oklch(70.8% 0.08 156)
Step 500
500

#519C6F

oklch(63.2% 0.102 155.7)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#388C5D

oklch(57.6% 0.11 155.9)
Step 700
700

#237147

oklch(49% 0.101 155.7)
Step 800
800

#1F5C3B

oklch(42.6% 0.084 156.3)
Step 900
900

#204C32

oklch(37.7% 0.067 155.4)
Step 950
950

#142C1E

oklch(26.9% 0.04 156.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#388C5D with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8B825A	0.098
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#807960	0.098
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#198B80	0.053
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7D7D7D	0.110