What color is #384600?

#384600 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384600?

The RGB value is 56, 70, 0: 56 red, 70 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384600?

The complementary color is #0E0046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384600 color

#384600 rgb(56, 70, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #384600 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.5% green and 0% blue (56, 70, 0).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Godzilla (#3C4D03), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#384600 color codes

HEX	`#384600`
RGB	`rgb(56, 70, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 100%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 100%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.36, -15.59, 35.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.36, 38.89, 113.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.821, 5.221, 0.806)`
Decimal	`3687936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384600, 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 #384600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #384600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384600; }
.text { color: #384600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 70 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384600, #154600); }

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Questions

What color is #384600?: #384600 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Godzilla. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384600?: The RGB value is 56, 70, 0: 56 red, 70 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384600?: The complementary color is #0E0046, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.