What color is #38483E?

#38483E 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 #38483E?

The RGB value is 56, 72, 62: 56 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38483E?

The complementary color is #483842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38483E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38483E color

#38483E rgb(56, 72, 62)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 28.2% green and 24.3% blue (56, 72, 62).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#38483E color codes

HEX	`#38483E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 72, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 28.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 22%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.96, -8.76, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.96, 9.6, 155.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.818, 5.823, 5.427)`
Decimal	`3688510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38483E, 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 #38483E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38483E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #38483E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38483e; }
.text { color: #38483e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38483e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 72 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38483e, #384846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #38483E?: #38483E 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 #38483E?: The RGB value is 56, 72, 62: 56 red, 72 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38483E?: The complementary color is #483842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38483E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.