#388658 is a mid-toned, temperate teal-green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded, with a faded, vintage edge. It carries a legible label as a UI accent and reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #388658 works with other colors. Named schemes with #388658 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Sea Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Sea Green opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Sea Green plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Sea Green sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Sea Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Sea Green carrying the quiet middle.
How #388658 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #388658 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #388658;
--color-base-rgb: 56 134 88;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(55.9% 0.106 154.9);
--color-50: #F4FBF7;
--color-100: #E2F3E9;
--color-200: #C6E7D3;
--color-300: #9DD2B3;
--color-400: #77BB93;
--color-500: #569E74;
--color-600: #477A5D;
--color-700: #375845;
--color-800: #273A2F;
--color-900: #19241E;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
sea-green: {
50: '#F4FBF7',
100: '#E2F3E9',
200: '#C6E7D3',
300: '#9DD2B3',
400: '#77BB93',
500: '#569E74',
600: '#477A5D',
700: '#375845',
800: '#273A2F',
900: '#19241E',
},
}
$base: #388658; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F4FBF7; $base-100: #E2F3E9; $base-200: #C6E7D3; $base-300: #9DD2B3; $base-400: #77BB93; $base-500: #569E74; $base-600: #477A5D; $base-700: #375845; $base-800: #273A2F; $base-900: #19241E; $base-hover: #2D6A46; $base-subtle: #C0DECC;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#388658",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F4FBF7",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E2F3E9",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#C6E7D3",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#9DD2B3",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#77BB93",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#569E74",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#477A5D",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#375845",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#273A2F",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#19241E",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}