What color is #384336?

#384336 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384336?

The RGB value is 56, 67, 54: 56 red, 67 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384336?

The complementary color is #413643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384336?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384336 color

#384336 rgb(56, 67, 54)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384336 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 26.3% green and 21.2% blue (56, 67, 54).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 11% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#384336 color codes

HEX	`#384336`
RGB	`rgb(56, 67, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 26.3%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 11%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.08, -7.47, 6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.08, 9.85, 139.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.304, 5.121, 4.251)`
Decimal	`3687222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384336, 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 #384336	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384336 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #384336 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384336; }
.text { color: #384336; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384336; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 67 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384336, #36433a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #384336?: #384336 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384336?: The RGB value is 56, 67, 54: 56 red, 67 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384336?: The complementary color is #413643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384336?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.