What color is #384C25?

#384C25 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384C25?

The RGB value is 56, 76, 37: 56 red, 76 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384C25?

The complementary color is #39254C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384C25?

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.

#384C25 color

#384C25 rgb(56, 76, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #384C25 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29.8% green and 14.5% blue (56, 76, 37).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 35% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Forestry (#2F441F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#384C25 color codes

HEX	`#384C25`
RGB	`rgb(56, 76, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 35%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 51%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 51%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.77, -15.75, 20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.77, 25.95, 127.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.549, 6.143, 2.696)`
Decimal	`3689509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384C25, 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 #384C25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384C25 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 #384C25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384c25; }
.text { color: #384c25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384c25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 76 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384c25, #254c25); }

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Questions

What color is #384C25?: #384C25 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Forestry. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384C25?: The RGB value is 56, 76, 37: 56 red, 76 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384C25?: The complementary color is #39254C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384C25?: 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.