Information about #438E47 color

#438E47 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#438E47 falls into the Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(67, 142, 71) — 26.3% red, 55.7% green, 27.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 0 / 28 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated natural green, #438E47 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cobalt Green (#3D9140). Nearby in the Register you will also find May Green (#4C9141) and Area (#3C8043).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(67, 142, 71)), which gives #438E47 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#438E47 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#438E47 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #438E47

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cobalt Green color link
Cobalt Green

#3D9140

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Area color link
Area

#3C8043

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Rustic Green color link
Rustic Green

#438759

Patina color link
Patina

#407A52

Clover Green color link
Clover Green

#3EA055

Douban Green color link
Douban Green

#2E963D

Fruit Salad color link
Fruit Salad

#4BA351

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#438E47
  • RGB67, 142, 71
  • CMYK29, 0, 28, 44
  • CSSrgb(67, 142, 71)
  • HSL123°, 36%, 41%
  • HSL Precise123.2°, 35.885%, 40.98%
  • HSV123°, 53%, 56%
  • HSB123°, 53%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.263, 0.557, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.263, 0.557, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.263, 0.557, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID438E47
  • DECIMAL ID4427335
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01