What color is #385A27?

#385A27 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385A27?

The RGB value is 56, 90, 39: 56 red, 90 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385A27?

The complementary color is #49275A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385A27 color

#385A27 rgb(56, 90, 39)

Shades of green

The hex color #385A27 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 35.3% green and 15.3% blue (56, 90, 39).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 40% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Greenhouse (#3E6334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#385A27 color codes

HEX	`#385A27`
RGB	`rgb(56, 90, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 35.3%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 40%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 57%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 57%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.6, -22.92, 25.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.6, 34.19, 132.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.653, 8.299, 3.223)`
Decimal	`3693095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385A27, 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 #385A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #385A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385a27; }
.text { color: #385a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 90 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385a27, #275a2f); }

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Questions

What color is #385A27?: #385A27 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385A27?: The RGB value is 56, 90, 39: 56 red, 90 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385A27?: The complementary color is #49275A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.