What color is #384739?

#384739 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384739?

The RGB value is 56, 71, 57: 56 red, 71 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384739?

The complementary color is #473846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384739?

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.

#384739 color

#384739 rgb(56, 71, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384739 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.8% green and 22.4% blue (56, 71, 57).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#384739 color codes

HEX	`#384739`
RGB	`rgb(56, 71, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 20%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.49, -9.27, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.49, 11.31, 145.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.622, 5.643, 4.716)`
Decimal	`3688249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384739, 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 #384739	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384739 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 #384739 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384739; }
.text { color: #384739; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384739; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 71 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384739, #384741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #384739?: #384739 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384739?: The RGB value is 56, 71, 57: 56 red, 71 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384739?: The complementary color is #473846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384739?: 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.