What color is #385A3A?

#385A3A 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 #385A3A?

The RGB value is 56, 90, 58: 56 red, 90 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385A3A?

The complementary color is #5A3858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385A3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385A3A color

#385A3A rgb(56, 90, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #385A3A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 35.3% green and 22.7% blue (56, 90, 58).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ficus (#3B593A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#385A3A color codes

HEX	`#385A3A`
RGB	`rgb(56, 90, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 35.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 38%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 36%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.92, -19.84, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.92, 24.69, 143.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.05, 8.458, 5.316)`
Decimal	`3693114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385A3A, 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 #385A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385A3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #385A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385a3a; }
.text { color: #385a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 90 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385a3a, #385a4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #385A3A?: #385A3A 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 #385A3A?: The RGB value is 56, 90, 58: 56 red, 90 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385A3A?: The complementary color is #5A3858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385A3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.