What color is #384D4B?

#384D4B 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 #384D4B?

The RGB value is 56, 77, 75: 56 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384D4B?

The complementary color is #4D383A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384D4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384D4B color

#384D4B rgb(56, 77, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384D4B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 30.2% green and 29.4% blue (56, 77, 75).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#384D4B color codes

HEX	`#384D4B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 77, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 30.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 27%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 3%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, -8.6, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 8.73, 189.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.554, 6.656, 7.647)`
Decimal	`3689803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384D4B, 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 #384D4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384D4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #384D4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384d4b; }
.text { color: #384d4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384d4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 77 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384d4b, #38444d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #384D4B?: #384D4B 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 #384D4B?: The RGB value is 56, 77, 75: 56 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384D4B?: The complementary color is #4D383A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384D4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.