What color is #385D47?

#385D47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #385D47?

The RGB value is 56, 93, 71: 56 red, 93 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #385D47?

The complementary color is #5D384E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #385D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#385D47 color

#385D47 rgb(56, 93, 71)

Shades of green

The hex color #385D47 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 36.5% green and 27.8% blue (56, 93, 71).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#385D47 color codes

HEX	`#385D47`
RGB	`rgb(56, 93, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 36.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 24%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.22, -18.73, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.22, 20.59, 155.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.682, 9.124, 7.369)`
Decimal	`3693895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #385D47, 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 #385D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#385D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #385D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #385d47; }
.text { color: #385d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #385d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 93 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #385d47, #385d5a); }

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Questions

What color is #385D47?: #385D47 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #385D47?: The RGB value is 56, 93, 71: 56 red, 93 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #385D47?: The complementary color is #5D384E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #385D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.