What color is #38501B?

#38501B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38501B?

The RGB value is 56, 80, 27: 56 red, 80 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38501B?

The complementary color is #331B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38501B?

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.

#38501B color

#38501B rgb(56, 80, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #38501B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 31.4% green and 10.6% blue (56, 80, 27).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 50% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 66% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Treetop Cathedral (#2F4A15), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#38501B color codes

HEX	`#38501B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 80, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 31.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 50%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 66%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 66%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.01, -19.15, 27.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.01, 33.63, 124.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.697, 6.657, 2.074)`
Decimal	`3690523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38501B, 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 #38501B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38501B 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 #38501B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38501b; }
.text { color: #38501b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38501b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 80 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38501b, #1d501b); }

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Questions

What color is #38501B?: #38501B is a dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Treetop Cathedral. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38501B?: The RGB value is 56, 80, 27: 56 red, 80 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38501B?: The complementary color is #331B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38501B?: 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.