Palettes / Colors / #038136

#038136 — Deep Vivid Green

#038136 is a green color we call Deep Vivid Green, closest to the named color ForestGreen (#228B22). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: forestgreen (#228B22) — not an exact match. CSS forestgreen gives you #228B22, a different color; use #038136 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#038136 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #81034F; it also sits naturally between #108103 and #038175. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 1% · Green 51% · Blue 21%

Cyan 98% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 58% · Key 49%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #038136

.text { color: #038136; }
.background { background-color: #038136; }
.border { border: 3px solid #038136; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(3, 129, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 95%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #038136; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(3, 129, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #038136; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(3, 129, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#038136">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#038136">Div content here</div>

Shades of #038136

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Tones of #038136

Color harmonies

Complementary — #81034F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #038136: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #038136

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #038136 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #038136 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #038136?

#038136 is Deep Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 3, 129, 54). Its closest standard named color is ForestGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #038136?

#038136 is RGB 3, 129, 54 — HSL 144°, 95%, 26% — CMYK 98%, 0%, 58%, 49%.

What colors go with #038136?

Its complement is #81034F; analogous partners are #108103 and #038175. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #038136 for text?

White text on #038136 has a contrast ratio of 5.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.20:1.