What color is #384F28?

#384F28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384F28?

The RGB value is 56, 79, 40: 56 red, 79 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384F28?

The complementary color is #3F284F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384F28 color

#384F28 rgb(56, 79, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #384F28 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 31% green and 15.7% blue (56, 79, 40).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 33% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden Olive (#445533), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#384F28 color codes

HEX	`#384F28`
RGB	`rgb(56, 79, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 31%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 33%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 49%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 49%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.84, -16.98, 20.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.84, 26.38, 130.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.81, 6.586, 3.025)`
Decimal	`3690280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384F28, 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 #384F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #384F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384f28; }
.text { color: #384f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 79 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384f28, #284f2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #384F28?: #384F28 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zen Garden Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384F28?: The RGB value is 56, 79, 40: 56 red, 79 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384F28?: The complementary color is #3F284F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.