What color is #385D17?

#385D17 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385D17?

The RGB value is 56, 93, 23: 56 red, 93 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385D17?

The complementary color is #3C175D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385D17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385D17 color

#385D17 rgb(56, 93, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #385D17 is a dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 36.5% green and 9% blue (56, 93, 23).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Deep Forestial Escapade (#335500), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#385D17 color codes

HEX	`#385D17`
RGB	`rgb(56, 93, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 36.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 75%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.46, -26.11, 34.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.46, 43.1, 127.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.7, 8.731, 2.195)`
Decimal	`3693847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385D17, 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 #385D17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385D17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #385D17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385d17; }
.text { color: #385d17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385d17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 93 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385d17, #175d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Green.

Questions

What color is #385D17?: #385D17 is a dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Deep Forestial Escapade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385D17?: The RGB value is 56, 93, 23: 56 red, 93 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385D17?: The complementary color is #3C175D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385D17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.