What color is #38463E?

#38463E 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 #38463E?

The RGB value is 56, 70, 62: 56 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38463E?

The complementary color is #463840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38463E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38463E color

#38463E rgb(56, 70, 62)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.5% green and 24.3% blue (56, 70, 62).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#38463E color codes

HEX	`#38463E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 70, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.3, -7.54, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.3, 8.1, 158.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.69, 5.569, 5.384)`
Decimal	`3687998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38463E, 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 #38463E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38463E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #38463E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38463e; }
.text { color: #38463e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38463e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 70 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38463e, #384645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #38463E?: #38463E 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 #38463E?: The RGB value is 56, 70, 62: 56 red, 70 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38463E?: The complementary color is #463840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38463E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.