What color is #38442E?

#38442E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38442E?

The RGB value is 56, 68, 46: 56 red, 68 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38442E?

The complementary color is #3A2E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38442E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38442E color

#38442E rgb(56, 68, 46)

Shades of green

The hex color #38442E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 26.7% green and 18% blue (56, 68, 46).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 19% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#38442E color codes

HEX	`#38442E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 68, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 26.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 19%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 32%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 32%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.22, -9.65, 11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.22, 15.22, 129.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.191, 5.172, 3.362)`
Decimal	`3687470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38442E, 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 #38442E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38442E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #38442E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38442e; }
.text { color: #38442e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38442e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 68 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38442e, #2e442f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #38442E?: #38442E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38442E?: The RGB value is 56, 68, 46: 56 red, 68 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38442E?: The complementary color is #3A2E44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38442E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.