What color is #385041?

#385041 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385041?

The RGB value is 56, 80, 65: 56 red, 80 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385041?

The complementary color is #503847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385041 color

#385041 rgb(56, 80, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #385041 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 31.4% green and 25.5% blue (56, 80, 65).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#385041 color codes

HEX	`#385041`
RGB	`rgb(56, 80, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 31.4%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 19%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.71, -12.82, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.71, 14.12, 155.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.453, 6.96, 6.056)`
Decimal	`3690561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385041, 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 #385041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #385041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385041; }
.text { color: #385041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 80 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385041, #38504d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #385041?: #385041 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385041?: The RGB value is 56, 80, 65: 56 red, 80 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385041?: The complementary color is #503847, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.