What color is #384337?

#384337 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 #384337?

The RGB value is 56, 67, 55: 56 red, 67 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384337?

The complementary color is #423743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384337 color

#384337 rgb(56, 67, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384337 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 26.3% green and 21.6% blue (56, 67, 55).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 10% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#384337 color codes

HEX	`#384337`
RGB	`rgb(56, 67, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 26.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 10%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 18%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 18%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.1, -7.25, 5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.1, 9.29, 141.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.327, 5.131, 4.376)`
Decimal	`3687223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384337, 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 #384337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #384337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384337; }
.text { color: #384337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 67 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384337, #37433c); }

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Questions

What color is #384337?: #384337 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 #384337?: The RGB value is 56, 67, 55: 56 red, 67 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384337?: The complementary color is #423743, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.