What color is #384A30?

#384A30 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 #384A30?

The RGB value is 56, 74, 48: 56 red, 74 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384A30?

The complementary color is #42304A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384A30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384A30 color

#384A30 rgb(56, 74, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #384A30 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29% green and 18.8% blue (56, 74, 48).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 21% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#384A30 color codes

HEX	`#384A30`
RGB	`rgb(56, 74, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 21%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 35%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 35%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.29, -12.83, 13.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.29, 18.48, 133.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.613, 5.952, 3.701)`
Decimal	`3689008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384A30, 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 #384A30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384A30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #384A30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384a30; }
.text { color: #384a30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384a30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 74 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384a30, #304a35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #384A30?: #384A30 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 #384A30?: The RGB value is 56, 74, 48: 56 red, 74 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384A30?: The complementary color is #42304A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384A30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.