What color is #38534E?

#38534E 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 #38534E?

The RGB value is 56, 83, 78: 56 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38534E?

The complementary color is #53383D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38534E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38534E color

#38534E rgb(56, 83, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #38534E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 32.5% green and 30.6% blue (56, 83, 78).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#38534E color codes

HEX	`#38534E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 83, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 32.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.09, -11.4, -0.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.09, 11.41, 181.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.099, 7.577, 8.347)`
Decimal	`3691342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38534E, 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 #38534E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38534E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #38534E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38534e; }
.text { color: #38534e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38534e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 83 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38534e, #384a53); }

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Questions

What color is #38534E?: #38534E 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 #38534E?: The RGB value is 56, 83, 78: 56 red, 83 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38534E?: The complementary color is #53383D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38534E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.