What color is #385C52?

#385C52 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385C52?

The RGB value is 56, 92, 82: 56 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385C52?

The complementary color is #5C3842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385C52 color

#385C52 rgb(56, 92, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #385C52 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 36.1% green and 32.2% blue (56, 92, 82).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#385C52 color codes

HEX	`#385C52`
RGB	`rgb(56, 92, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 36.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.18, -15.54, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.18, 15.63, 173.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.98, 9.104, 9.37)`
Decimal	`3693650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385C52, 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 #385C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #385C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385c52; }
.text { color: #385c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 92 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385c52, #38545c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #385C52?: #385C52 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385C52?: The RGB value is 56, 92, 82: 56 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385C52?: The complementary color is #5C3842, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.