What color is #38492F?

#38492F 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 #38492F?

The RGB value is 56, 73, 47: 56 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38492F?

The complementary color is #402F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38492F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38492F color

#38492F rgb(56, 73, 47)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 28.6% green and 18.4% blue (56, 73, 47).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 22% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#38492F color codes

HEX	`#38492F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 73, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 28.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 22%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 36%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 36%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.93, -12.43, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.93, 18.31, 132.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.526, 5.811, 3.572)`
Decimal	`3688751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38492F, 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 #38492F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38492F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #38492F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38492f; }
.text { color: #38492f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38492f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 73 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38492f, #2f4933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #38492F?: #38492F 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 #38492F?: The RGB value is 56, 73, 47: 56 red, 73 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38492F?: The complementary color is #402F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38492F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.