What color is #38492D?

#38492D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38492D?

The RGB value is 56, 73, 45: 56 red, 73 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38492D?

The complementary color is #3E2D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38492D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38492D color

#38492D rgb(56, 73, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #38492D is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 28.6% green and 17.6% blue (56, 73, 45).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 24% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#38492D color codes

HEX	`#38492D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 73, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 28.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 24%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 38%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 38%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.89, -12.78, 14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.89, 19.43, 131.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.487, 5.795, 3.364)`
Decimal	`3688749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38492D, 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 #38492D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38492D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #38492D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38492d; }
.text { color: #38492d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38492d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 73 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38492d, #2d4930); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #38492D?: #38492D is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Palm Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38492D?: The RGB value is 56, 73, 45: 56 red, 73 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38492D?: The complementary color is #3E2D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38492D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.