What color is #38554B?

#38554B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38554B?

The RGB value is 56, 85, 75: 56 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38554B?

The complementary color is #553842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38554B color

#38554B rgb(56, 85, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #38554B is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (56, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#38554B color codes

HEX	`#38554B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.66, -13.33, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.66, 13.54, 169.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.149, 7.845, 7.846)`
Decimal	`3691851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38554B, 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 #38554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #38554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38554b; }
.text { color: #38554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38554b, #385055); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #38554B?: #38554B is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38554B?: The RGB value is 56, 85, 75: 56 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38554B?: The complementary color is #553842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.