What color is #384A43?

#384A43 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 #384A43?

The RGB value is 56, 74, 67: 56 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384A43?

The complementary color is #4A383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384A43 color

#384A43 rgb(56, 74, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384A43 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29% green and 26.3% blue (56, 74, 67).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 14% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forest (#3C463E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#384A43 color codes

HEX	`#384A43`
RGB	`rgb(56, 74, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 14%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 24%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.77, -8.79, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.77, 8.99, 168.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.092, 6.143, 6.227)`
Decimal	`3689027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384A43, 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 #384A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #384A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384a43; }
.text { color: #384a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 74 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384a43, #38484a); }

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Questions

What color is #384A43?: #384A43 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 #384A43?: The RGB value is 56, 74, 67: 56 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384A43?: The complementary color is #4A383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.