What color is #384F3F?

#384F3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384F3F?

The RGB value is 56, 79, 63: 56 red, 79 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384F3F?

The complementary color is #4F3848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384F3F color

#384F3F rgb(56, 79, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #384F3F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 31% green and 24.7% blue (56, 79, 63).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Mountain View (#394C3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#384F3F color codes

HEX	`#384F3F`
RGB	`rgb(56, 79, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 31%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.33, -12.69, 6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.33, 14.32, 152.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.324, 6.791, 5.732)`
Decimal	`3690303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384F3F, 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 #384F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #384F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384f3f; }
.text { color: #384f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 79 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384f3f, #384f4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #384F3F?: #384F3F is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Mountain View. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384F3F?: The RGB value is 56, 79, 63: 56 red, 79 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384F3F?: The complementary color is #4F3848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.