What color is #384038?

#384038 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384038?

The RGB value is 56, 64, 56: 56 red, 64 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384038?

The complementary color is #403840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384038?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384038 color

#384038 rgb(56, 64, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384038 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 25.1% green and 22% blue (56, 64, 56).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 7% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#384038 color codes

HEX	`#384038`
RGB	`rgb(56, 64, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 25.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 7%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 13%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 13%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.14, -5.16, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.14, 6.4, 143.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.178, 4.793, 4.446)`
Decimal	`3686456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384038, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #384038	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384038 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #384038 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384038; }
.text { color: #384038; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384038; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 64 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384038, #38403c); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #384038?: #384038 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384038?: The RGB value is 56, 64, 56: 56 red, 64 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384038?: The complementary color is #403840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384038?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.