What color is #38483A?

#38483A 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 #38483A?

The RGB value is 56, 72, 58: 56 red, 72 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38483A?

The complementary color is #483846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38483A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38483A color

#38483A rgb(56, 72, 58)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38483A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 28.2% green and 22.7% blue (56, 72, 58).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#38483A color codes

HEX	`#38483A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 72, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 28.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 22%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.85, -9.65, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.85, 11.55, 146.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.712, 5.781, 4.87)`
Decimal	`3688506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38483A, 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 #38483A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38483A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #38483A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38483a; }
.text { color: #38483a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38483a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 72 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38483a, #384842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #38483A?: #38483A 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 #38483A?: The RGB value is 56, 72, 58: 56 red, 72 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38483A?: The complementary color is #483846, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38483A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.