What color is #384C36?

#384C36 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 #384C36?

The RGB value is 56, 76, 54: 56 red, 76 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384C36?

The complementary color is #4A364C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384C36 color

#384C36 rgb(56, 76, 54)

Shades of green

The hex color #384C36 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 29.8% green and 21.2% blue (56, 76, 54).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 17% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Palm Leaf (#36482F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#384C36 color codes

HEX	`#384C36`
RGB	`rgb(56, 76, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 29.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 17%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 29%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 29%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.1, -12.85, 10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.1, 16.67, 140.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.881, 6.276, 4.444)`
Decimal	`3689526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384C36, 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 #384C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #384C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384c36; }
.text { color: #384c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 76 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384c36, #364c3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #384C36?: #384C36 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 #384C36?: The RGB value is 56, 76, 54: 56 red, 76 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384C36?: The complementary color is #4A364C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.