What color is #385428?

#385428 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385428?

The RGB value is 56, 84, 40: 56 red, 84 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385428?

The complementary color is #442854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385428?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385428 color

#385428 rgb(56, 84, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #385428 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 32.9% green and 15.7% blue (56, 84, 40).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 35% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Turf (#415B36), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#385428 color codes

HEX	`#385428`
RGB	`rgb(56, 84, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 32.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 35%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 52%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 52%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.56, -19.68, 22.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.56, 29.76, 131.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.184, 7.334, 3.15)`
Decimal	`3691560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385428, 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 #385428	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385428 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #385428 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385428; }
.text { color: #385428; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385428; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 84 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385428, #28542e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #385428?: #385428 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Turf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385428?: The RGB value is 56, 84, 40: 56 red, 84 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385428?: The complementary color is #442854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385428?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.