What color is #384B45?

#384B45 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384B45?

The RGB value is 56, 75, 69: 56 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384B45?

The complementary color is #4B383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384B45 color

#384B45 rgb(56, 75, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384B45 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29.4% green and 27.1% blue (56, 75, 69).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 15% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#384B45 color codes

HEX	`#384B45`
RGB	`rgb(56, 75, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 15%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.16, -8.91, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.16, 8.99, 172.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.221, 6.302, 6.57)`
Decimal	`3689285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384B45, 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 #384B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #384B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384b45; }
.text { color: #384b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 75 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384b45, #38474b); }

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Questions

What color is #384B45?: #384B45 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384B45?: The RGB value is 56, 75, 69: 56 red, 75 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384B45?: The complementary color is #4B383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.