What color is #384735?

#384735 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384735?

The RGB value is 56, 71, 53: 56 red, 71 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384735?

The complementary color is #443547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384735?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384735 color

#384735 rgb(56, 71, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #384735 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.8% green and 20.8% blue (56, 71, 53).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 15% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#384735 color codes

HEX	`#384735`
RGB	`rgb(56, 71, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.8%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 15%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 25%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.39, -10.1, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.39, 13.47, 138.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.527, 5.604, 4.211)`
Decimal	`3688245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384735, 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 #384735	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384735 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #384735 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384735; }
.text { color: #384735; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384735; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 71 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384735, #35473b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #384735?: #384735 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384735?: The RGB value is 56, 71, 53: 56 red, 71 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384735?: The complementary color is #443547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384735?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.