What color is #384C27?

#384C27 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 #384C27?

The RGB value is 56, 76, 39: 56 red, 76 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384C27?

The complementary color is #3B274C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384C27 color

#384C27 rgb(56, 76, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #384C27 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29.8% green and 15.3% blue (56, 76, 39).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 32% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% 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 9.41:1).

#384C27 color codes

HEX	`#384C27`
RGB	`rgb(56, 76, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29.8%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 32%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 49%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 49%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.8, -15.46, 19.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.8, 24.87, 128.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.581, 6.156, 2.866)`
Decimal	`3689511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384C27, 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 #384C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #384C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384c27; }
.text { color: #384c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 76 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384c27, #274c29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #384C27?: #384C27 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 #384C27?: The RGB value is 56, 76, 39: 56 red, 76 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384C27?: The complementary color is #3B274C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.