What color is #38514E?

#38514E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38514E?

The RGB value is 56, 81, 78: 56 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38514E?

The complementary color is #51383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38514E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38514E color

#38514E rgb(56, 81, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38514E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 31.8% green and 30.6% blue (56, 81, 78).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#38514E color codes

HEX	`#38514E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 81, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 31.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 31%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.43, -10.22, -1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.43, 10.3, 187.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.948, 7.275, 8.297)`
Decimal	`3690830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38514E, 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 #38514E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38514E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #38514E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38514e; }
.text { color: #38514e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38514e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 81 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38514e, #384851); }

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Questions

What color is #38514E?: #38514E is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38514E?: The RGB value is 56, 81, 78: 56 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38514E?: The complementary color is #51383B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38514E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.