What color is #38412D?

#38412D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38412D?

The RGB value is 56, 65, 45: 56 red, 65 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38412D?

The complementary color is #362D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38412D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38412D color

#38412D rgb(56, 65, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #38412D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 25.5% green and 17.6% blue (56, 65, 45).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 18% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

#38412D color codes

HEX	`#38412D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 65, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 25.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 18%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 31%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 31%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.19, -8.01, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.19, 13.62, 126)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.995, 4.811, 3.2)`
Decimal	`3686701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38412D, 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 #38412D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38412D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #38412D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38412d; }
.text { color: #38412d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38412d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 65 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38412d, #2e412d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #38412D?: #38412D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38412D?: The RGB value is 56, 65, 45: 56 red, 65 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38412D?: The complementary color is #362D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38412D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.