What color is #384840?

#384840 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384840?

The RGB value is 56, 72, 64: 56 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384840?

The complementary color is #483840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384840?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384840 color

#384840 rgb(56, 72, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384840 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 28.2% green and 25.1% blue (56, 72, 64).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 13% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#384840 color codes

HEX	`#384840`
RGB	`rgb(56, 72, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 28.2%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 13%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 22%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 11%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.02, -8.3, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.02, 8.73, 161.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.873, 5.845, 5.721)`
Decimal	`3688512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384840, 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 #384840	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384840 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #384840 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384840; }
.text { color: #384840; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384840; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 72 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384840, #384848); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #384840?: #384840 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Deep Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384840?: The RGB value is 56, 72, 64: 56 red, 72 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384840?: The complementary color is #483840, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384840?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.