What color is #384A35?

#384A35 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 #384A35?

The RGB value is 56, 74, 53: 56 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384A35?

The complementary color is #47354A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384A35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384A35 color

#384A35 rgb(56, 74, 53)

Shades of green

The hex color #384A35 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29% green and 20.8% blue (56, 74, 53).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#384A35 color codes

HEX	`#384A35`
RGB	`rgb(56, 74, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 28%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 28%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.4, -11.88, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.4, 15.72, 139.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.722, 5.995, 4.276)`
Decimal	`3689013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384A35, 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 #384A35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384A35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #384A35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384a35; }
.text { color: #384a35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384a35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 74 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384a35, #354a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #384A35?: #384A35 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 #384A35?: The RGB value is 56, 74, 53: 56 red, 74 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384A35?: The complementary color is #47354A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384A35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.