What color is #38453D?

#38453D 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 #38453D?

The RGB value is 56, 69, 61: 56 red, 69 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38453D?

The complementary color is #453840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38453D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38453D color

#38453D rgb(56, 69, 61)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38453D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.1% green and 23.9% blue (56, 69, 61).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 10% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#38453D color codes

HEX	`#38453D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 69, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 10%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 19%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 12%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.94, -7.16, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.94, 7.8, 156.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.601, 5.434, 5.22)`
Decimal	`3687741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38453D, 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 #38453D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38453D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #38453D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38453d; }
.text { color: #38453d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38453d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 69 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38453d, #384544); }

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Questions

What color is #38453D?: #38453D 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 #38453D?: The RGB value is 56, 69, 61: 56 red, 69 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38453D?: The complementary color is #453840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38453D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.