What color is #38473C?

#38473C 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 #38473C?

The RGB value is 56, 71, 60: 56 red, 71 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38473C?

The complementary color is #473843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38473C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38473C color

#38473C rgb(56, 71, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38473C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.8% green and 23.5% blue (56, 71, 60).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 12% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#38473C color codes

HEX	`#38473C`
RGB	`rgb(56, 71, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 12%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 21%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.57, -8.61, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.57, 9.79, 151.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.7, 5.673, 5.122)`
Decimal	`3688252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38473C, 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 #38473C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38473C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #38473C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38473c; }
.text { color: #38473c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38473c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 71 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38473c, #384744); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #38473C?: #38473C 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 #38473C?: The RGB value is 56, 71, 60: 56 red, 71 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38473C?: The complementary color is #473843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38473C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.