What color is #38554E?

#38554E 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 #38554E?

The RGB value is 56, 85, 78: 56 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38554E?

The complementary color is #55383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38554E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38554E color

#38554E rgb(56, 85, 78)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 33.3% green and 30.6% blue (56, 85, 78).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#38554E color codes

HEX	`#38554E`
RGB	`rgb(56, 85, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 33.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, -12.57, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 12.59, 177.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.254, 7.887, 8.399)`
Decimal	`3691854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38554E, 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 #38554E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38554E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #38554E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38554e; }
.text { color: #38554e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38554e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 85 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38554e, #384e55); }

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Questions

What color is #38554E?: #38554E 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 #38554E?: The RGB value is 56, 85, 78: 56 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38554E?: The complementary color is #55383F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38554E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.