What color is #384644?

#384644 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384644?

The RGB value is 56, 70, 68: 56 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384644?

The complementary color is #46383A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384644 color

#384644 rgb(56, 70, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384644 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.5% green and 26.7% blue (56, 70, 68).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 11% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Urban Chic (#424C4A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#384644 color codes

HEX	`#384644`
RGB	`rgb(56, 70, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 11%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 20%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.48, -6.09, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.48, 6.13, 186.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.864, 5.638, 6.3)`
Decimal	`3688004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384644, 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 #384644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #384644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384644; }
.text { color: #384644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 70 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384644, #384146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #384644?: #384644 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Urban Chic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384644?: The RGB value is 56, 70, 68: 56 red, 70 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384644?: The complementary color is #46383A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.