What color is #384122?

#384122 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384122?

The RGB value is 56, 65, 34: 56 red, 65 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384122?

The complementary color is #2B2241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384122?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384122 color

#384122 rgb(56, 65, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #384122 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 25.5% green and 13.3% blue (56, 65, 34).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 31% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#384122 color codes

HEX	`#384122`
RGB	`rgb(56, 65, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 25.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 31%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 48%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 48%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.97, -9.79, 17.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.97, 20.2, 118.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.81, 4.737, 2.227)`
Decimal	`3686690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384122, 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 #384122	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384122 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #384122 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384122; }
.text { color: #384122; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384122; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 65 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384122, #284122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #384122?: #384122 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384122?: The RGB value is 56, 65, 34: 56 red, 65 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384122?: The complementary color is #2B2241, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384122?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.