What color is #38563B?

#38563B 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 #38563B?

The RGB value is 56, 86, 59: 56 red, 86 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38563B?

The complementary color is #563853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38563B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38563B color

#38563B rgb(56, 86, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #38563B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 33.7% green and 23.1% blue (56, 86, 59).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#38563B color codes

HEX	`#38563B`
RGB	`rgb(56, 86, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 33.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 35%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.59, -17.48, 12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.59, 21.37, 144.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.748, 7.812, 5.342)`
Decimal	`3692091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38563B, 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 #38563B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38563B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #38563B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38563b; }
.text { color: #38563b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38563b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 86 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38563b, #38564a); }

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Questions

What color is #38563B?: #38563B 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 #38563B?: The RGB value is 56, 86, 59: 56 red, 86 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38563B?: The complementary color is #563853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38563B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.