What color is #38463C?

#38463C 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 #38463C?

The RGB value is 56, 70, 60: 56 red, 70 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38463C?

The complementary color is #463842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38463C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38463C color

#38463C rgb(56, 70, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38463C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.5% green and 23.5% blue (56, 70, 60).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

#38463C color codes

HEX	`#38463C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 70, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.5%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.24, -8, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.24, 9.02, 152.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.636, 5.547, 5.101)`
Decimal	`3687996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38463C, 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 #38463C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38463C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #38463C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38463c; }
.text { color: #38463c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38463c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 70 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38463c, #384643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #38463C?: #38463C 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 #38463C?: The RGB value is 56, 70, 60: 56 red, 70 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38463C?: The complementary color is #463842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38463C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.