What color is #384E41?

#384E41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384E41?

The RGB value is 56, 78, 65: 56 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384E41?

The complementary color is #4E3845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384E41 color

#384E41 rgb(56, 78, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384E41 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 30.6% green and 25.5% blue (56, 78, 65).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 16% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#384E41 color codes

HEX	`#384E41`
RGB	`rgb(56, 78, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 30.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 16%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 28%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.05, -11.65, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.05, 12.67, 156.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.309, 6.671, 6.008)`
Decimal	`3690049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384E41, 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 #384E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	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 #384E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384e41; }
.text { color: #384e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 78 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384e41, #384e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #384E41?: #384E41 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384E41?: The RGB value is 56, 78, 65: 56 red, 78 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384E41?: The complementary color is #4E3845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.