What color is #38450E?

#38450E is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38450E?

The RGB value is 56, 69, 14: 56 red, 69 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38450E?

The complementary color is #1B0E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38450E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38450E color

#38450E rgb(56, 69, 14)

Shades of green

The hex color #38450E is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.1% green and 5.5% blue (56, 69, 14).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 66% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#38450E color codes

HEX	`#38450E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 69, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.1%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 66%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 80%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 80%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.1, -14.23, 29.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.1, 32.99, 115.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.838, 5.129, 1.203)`
Decimal	`3687694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38450E, 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 #38450E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38450E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	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 #38450E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38450e; }
.text { color: #38450e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38450e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 69 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38450e, #1c450e); }

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Questions

What color is #38450E?: #38450E is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38450E?: The RGB value is 56, 69, 14: 56 red, 69 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38450E?: The complementary color is #1B0E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38450E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.