What color is #385634?

#385634 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385634?

The RGB value is 56, 86, 52: 56 red, 86 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385634?

The complementary color is #523456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385634 color

#385634 rgb(56, 86, 52)

Shades of green

The hex color #385634 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 33.7% green and 20.4% blue (56, 86, 52).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#385634 color codes

HEX	`#385634`
RGB	`rgb(56, 86, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 33.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 40%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.44, -18.81, 16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.44, 24.93, 138.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.578, 7.744, 4.449)`
Decimal	`3692084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385634, 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 #385634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #385634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385634; }
.text { color: #385634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 86 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385634, #345641); }

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Questions

What color is #385634?: #385634 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ficus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385634?: The RGB value is 56, 86, 52: 56 red, 86 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385634?: The complementary color is #523456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.