What color is #384F49?

#384F49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #384F49?

The RGB value is 56, 79, 73: 56 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #384F49?

The complementary color is #4F383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #384F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#384F49 color

#384F49 rgb(56, 79, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #384F49 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 31% green and 28.6% blue (56, 79, 73).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 17% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#384F49 color codes

HEX	`#384F49`
RGB	`rgb(56, 79, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 31%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 17%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 29%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.61, -10.32, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.61, 10.34, 176.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.629, 6.914, 7.34)`
Decimal	`3690313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #384F49, 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 #384F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#384F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #384F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #384f49; }
.text { color: #384f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #384f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 79 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #384f49, #384a4f); }

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Questions

What color is #384F49?: #384F49 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #384F49?: The RGB value is 56, 79, 73: 56 red, 79 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #384F49?: The complementary color is #4F383E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #384F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.