What color is #385045?

#385045 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385045?

The RGB value is 56, 80, 69: 56 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385045?

The complementary color is #503843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385045 color

#385045 rgb(56, 80, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #385045 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 31.4% green and 27.1% blue (56, 80, 69).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Pine Needle (#334D41), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#385045 color codes

HEX	`#385045`
RGB	`rgb(56, 80, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 31.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 30%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 14%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.82, -11.89, 3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.82, 12.4, 163.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.573, 7.008, 6.688)`
Decimal	`3690565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385045, 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 #385045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #385045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385045; }
.text { color: #385045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 80 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385045, #384f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #385045?: #385045 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pine Needle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385045?: The RGB value is 56, 80, 69: 56 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385045?: The complementary color is #503843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.