What color is #38433F?

#38433F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38433F?

The RGB value is 56, 67, 63: 56 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38433F?

The complementary color is #43383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38433F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38433F color

#38433F rgb(56, 67, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38433F is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 26.3% green and 24.7% blue (56, 67, 63).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 9% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% 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 10.28:1).

#38433F color codes

HEX	`#38433F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 67, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 26.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 9%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 16%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.34, -5.44, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.34, 5.52, 170.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.535, 5.214, 5.469)`
Decimal	`3687231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38433F, 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 #38433F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38433F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #38433F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38433f; }
.text { color: #38433f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38433f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 67 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38433f, #384243); }

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Questions

What color is #38433F?: #38433F is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38433F?: The RGB value is 56, 67, 63: 56 red, 67 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38433F?: The complementary color is #43383C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38433F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.